ABriefIntroductiontoShandongProvinceMydearfriends,welcometoshandongprovince.Confuciussaid:Isn'titagreatpleasuretohavefriendscomingfromafar!Todayit'sapleasureformetomeetyouhereandtobeofservice.First,I'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontoshandongprovince.
1.NaturalGeography
shandongprovinceislocatedintheeastofchina,atthelowerreachesoftheyellowRiver.Itisoneofthemostimportantcosatalprovince.Itcoversanareaof156,700squarekilometers,occupying1.6%ofthecountry's
territory.Shandongboatsacoastallineof3,024kilometers.Itbordesoceanintheeastandlandinthewest.shandonghaspeninsulaandisland.TheshandongpeninsulaprotrudesbetweentheBohaiseashndYellowsea,andfacestheLiaodongpeninsulainthenorthacrossthebohaistraits,formingthemaritimeoutpostofthenation'scapital--beijing.ThewesterninlandpartbordersHebei,Henan,AnhuiandJiangsuprovincesfromnorthtosouth.
2.AdministrativeDivisionsandPopulation
Shandonghas17prefectural-levercites,140county-leveldistricts,amongthem49diatrictsinurbanarea,31county-levelcities,60counties.ThepopulationofShandongisabout93million.Jinanisthecapitaloftheprovince.Qingdaoisaveryfamouscoastaicity.
3.Climate
Shandonghasawarm-temperatemonsoonclimate.Ithashotsummerswithcentralizedrainfallsawellasshortspringsandautumnswithanaverageannualtemperaturerangingform11centigradeto14centigrade.Withanaverageannualrainfallrangingform550mmto950mm,therainfallreducesfromthesoutheasttonorthwest.Because60%rainfalliscentralizedinsummre,itiseasytocometowaterloginsummeranddroughtinwinterandspring.Itismostinfluentialforagriculture.
4.History
ShandongisoneofthebirthplancesofancientChineseculture.ThefossilofYiyuanManprovesthatShandongisthecradleofancienthumanbeingafourorfivethousandyearsago.BeixinCulture,DawenkouCultureandLongshanCulturefoundinShandongtracethechangefrommatriarchalclansocitytopatriarchal
clansocietywithratheradvancedagriculture,animalhusbandyandhandicraftindustry.Shandongistheheadsteamofpotteryandsilk.Duringthe
springandAutumaandtheWarringStatesPeriod,theQiStateandLuStateinshandongProvincearetwoadvancedducalstates.Becauseofthis,wecallShandong"theLandofQiandLu"isalsocalledforashortname.
5.Historyfigures
Shandongenjoysthereputationof"thehometownofConfuciusandMencius"and"thelandofceremony
andproprierty".Alotofhistoricfiguresstillgivegreatinfluencesuntiltoday.Confucianism,whichfoundedbythegreatphilosopher,educatirConfuciusisthebackboneofChinesetraditionalcultureandhasexertedprofoundinfluenceintheworld."StrategicsofSunZI"(待续)2010-7-11
6.Tourismresources
Shandongtourismresourcesareabundant,therearebeautifulnaturalsceneryandalargenumberofspots.TheworldnaturalandculturaldoubleheritageTarzan,worldculturalheritage,qufukonglinwassuggested,ConfuciusandConfuciantemple,theqiLinZiGuDouinternationalbeercity,Qingdao,yantaiinternationalwinecity,daysendrongchengcity,jinan,themouthoftheYellowRiver,thefathersofwonders,seazanKunYumountain,abeautifullegendYimountain,thewell-knownnovelbyfamousfamousliangshan,allistheidealdestinationtourists.
7.Traffic
Shandongjinan,includingnineairportYaoQianginternationalairport,
Qingdaoliutinginternationalairportandyantailaishaninternationalairportistheinternationalpassengerairport.TheseairportshaveflightstoJapan,Korea,Singapore,HongKongandthedomesticmanymajorcities.
Shandonghighwayisinlengthandquality,etc.Shandonghighwaylengthanddensityinthefirstplace.Beijing-shanghai,beijing-fuzhou,tongsan
expressway,tsingsilverfortoshandongprovidesquickandconvenienttraffic.Provincialtrafficisveryconvenient,highwaytojinan,capitalandothercloselylinkedin16cities.Bytheendof2007,shandonghighwaytrafficmileagemorethan4,000kilometers.
Shandongrailwayhasformingselftrafficnetwork.JingjiurailwaytraversesfromBeijingandShanghai,shandongnorthandsouth,jiazhou-something
thatrailwaycrossingtreks.YoucanridefromshandongjingjiurailroadinHongKong.ThesunshineiseasternOrientalbridgeheadeuro-asian
continentalbridge.Nomatterwhereyouare,youcanbeconvenienttotakethetraintotheshandongandinshandongtour.
8.Shandongcuisine
Shandongcuisine,anothernameisserved,hasalonghistoryinChina,andhasafar-reachinginfluence.ItistheChinesecookingimportantpartofculture.AsoneofChina'sfourbigcuisinesofshandongfood,foritsuniqueflavor,elegantmanualinreputationbothathomeandabroad.
ShandongcuisineoriginatedinthespringandautumnandwarringstatesperiodJiGuoHelu,eventuallyformedinhandynasty.BeginfromsongdaishandongcuisinebecometheleaderofnorthChinacuisine.FromshandongtoBeijing,fromtheYellowRivertothenortheast,shandongcuisinewidelycirculated.ItisChinathateightregionalcuisinesofthemostpopular,especiallyinBeijing,tianjinandnortheast.
Becausethedifferencebetweenshandongcuisineregional,isdividedintothreepies.Jiaodongfood(mainly),jinanwithseafooddishes(mainlandfood)andConfuciusfood(traditionaldishes).
Shandongcuisinepayattentiontonaturalflavor.Slightlysaltyfood,fresh,butfreshtender,sweet,fragilecelebrated.Payattentiontouseclearsoupandmilksoupwellflavoured.Theformercleardelicious,thelattermilkcolormellow.
9.Festivalactivities
(1)baotuspring-parade
Baotuspring-paradehasalonghistory.Duringtheparadeinthepark,youwillfindanyplaceinthetop,lanterns,buildingonthesurfacethebushes,house,etc.Hua-durngshapes,dragonandlion,crabetcshape.Meanwhile,atthesametime,suchasintheparkentertainmentbyHanChuan,liondance,stilts.ParadefromlunarJanuary1stlastedamonth.
(2)temple280mabovesealevel
Duringthetemplefair,buildacolorstage,performanceDeFangXi,usuallycontinueforthreedays.Celebrationsincludecircus,magicandxunmonkeyperformance.Meanwhile,themonktemplebuddhistblessingceremonyheld.Manyvendorsininternalandexternalboothpendulum280mabovesealevel,themainpark,candleandsellingincenselocalproducts.InthetemplefaironSeptember9thlunarcalendarheldinwithin280mabovesealevel.
(3)Qingdaointernationalbeerfestival
Qingdaointernationalbeerfestivalincludewine,performingartstourism,drinkinggame,economicandtradeexhibition,etc.Morethan20oftheworld'sfamousbeermanufacturerparticipation,Asia'sbiggestbeer
oktoberfestbecomesevent.EachyeartheoktoberfestheldthesecondweekendinAugust,lasted16days.
(4)Confuciusinternationalculturefestival
Activitiesandbyofferingholedevelopment.AccordingtotraditionalofferingholescheduledforeachyearonSeptember26thtoOctober10.Duringthefestival,heldaseriesofactivitiessuchaslargemusicsacrificedance,
internationalConfuciusacademicseminars,ancientcustomsperformance.
(5)mounttaiinternationalDengShanJie
MounttaiinternationalDengShanJiearelargetourismfestivalactivitiesathomeandabroad,reputation.Themainactivitieshavewalkclimbing
competition,mountainbikinggame,culturalrelicsandtreasuresexhibitionsandotherartisticandculturalactivities.DengShanJieeverySeptember6to9held.
(6)weifanginternationalkitefestival
Weifangisinternationalkite,weifanginternationalkitefestivalheldApril
everyyear.Duringtheholidayseason,thereareallkindsofactivities,suchastheopeningceremony,internationalkite,flygame,internationalkitekiteawards,tengrandprix,visitkitemuseum,Yangportfolkloreperformanceetc.Dearfriends,shandongismagnificent,shandongisfriendly.Hospitalityshandongwelcomeyou!