Shandong Province is situated in the eastern China and on the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The provincial capital is Jinan. However, the most famous city is Qingdao where most of the commercial trading are done.

 Population 
The province has a total area of 156,700 km² and a total of over 87 million. It is located in a warm temperate monsoon climate zone with average temperature of 11-14ºC

 Industry & Manpower 
It ranks first in China in the output of cotton, oil crops, fruit, wheat, meats and aquatic products. The province also ranks first in both reserves and output of gold, plaster, petroleum, diamond, natural sulphur, granite and magnesite.

Since the 80's, Shandong has become one of the fast growing regions and economic giants in China.

By late 90's, more than 60 thousand foreign companies are found seting up their companies in Shandaong. The total workforce makeup about 800 thousand skilled workers, engineers and professional. The major foreign investors are from Japan and Korea, which include electronic & electrical manufacturing, clinical instrument manufacturing, textile dyeing, mechanical parts manufacturings, shipbuildings and engineering, etc.

At present, there are about 10 thousand skilled personnel from Shandong working in Aisa, Pacific and Middle East region.