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Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and a site with one of the longest histories of continuous religious worship in the world. [9] The Buddhist temples in the mountains south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. [10]
During this time Shandong was known as the Later Liang (Five Dynasties) Kingdom. In Shandong cities throughout the 18th century, there were sizable foreign settlements by the British, Germans, Americans, and Russians. For 20 years prior to the end of World War I, the Germans controlled Shandong.
Qilu culture, also known as Haidai culture, is a regional culture that originated and developed in Shandong Province, China.The Qilu Cultural District is centered around the Taiyi Mountains and encompasses the region east of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in present-day Shandong Province, northern Jiangsu Province, and the Liaodong Peninsula.
The Shandong (Shantung) Peninsula or Jiaodong (Chiaotung) Peninsula is a peninsula in Shandong in eastern China, between the Bohai Sea to the north and the Yellow Sea to the south. The latter name refers to the east and Jiaozhou .
It is the highest point in Shandong province, China. The tallest peak is the Jade Emperor Peak (simplified Chinese: 玉 皇 顶; traditional Chinese: 玉 皇 頂; pinyin: Yùhuáng Dǐng), which is commonly reported as being 1,545 meters (5,069 ft) tall. [2] Mount Tai is known as the eastern mountain of the Sacred Mountains of China. It is ...
Weifang, Shandong, China is known as the kite capital of the world as people consider Weifang to be the birthplace of kites. [1] Each spring, people in the city fly kites as a leisure outdoor activity. [2] The designs on many Chinese kites have a symbolic meaning or illustrations from Chinese folklore or history.
Zibo is located near the center of Shandong Province, neighboring Mt. Tai in the south and backing the Yellow River in the north. Toward the east are the coastal cities of Qingdao, Yantai, and Weihai. The capital of Shandong, Jinan is to its west. Zibo is located in the transition zone between the mountainous area in central Shandong and the ...
The Major historical and cultural sites protected by Shandong Province (simplified Chinese: 山东省文物保护单位; traditional Chinese: 山東省文物保護單位; pinyin: Shāndōng shěng wénwù bǎohù dānwèi) are recognized on a list compiled by the Office for Cultural Heritage of Shandong Province (pinyin: Shandong sheng wenwu ju).