Shandong is one of the 34 provinces of P.R. China，with area of 157k square kilometers and 80M of population.
Its tomography is mainly composed by plain (formed by the deposites of the Yellow River, whose water is full of mud) and Moutains Tai, which is the main site for sacrifices and rituals of ancient emperors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai
Jinan is the provincial capital of Shandong, locate in the center of Shandong and just on the south bank of the Yellow River. The city was born from the "spring water". Plenty of clear natural water spewing from underground make the city energrtic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jinan
The great thinker, confucius, and the confucian ideology, which affected China for two thousands of years, also originated from Shandong besides of Jinan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
7–9 Apr 2011
Shandong University
Asia/Shanghai timezone
