Shandong

American

[shahn-dawng] / ˈʃɑnˈdɔŋ /

noun

Pinyin.

a maritime province in eastern China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Jinan.
a peninsula in the eastern part of this province, extending into the Yellow Sea.

Shandong British

/ ˈʃænˈdʌŋ /

noun

a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520–1030 _bc ); consists chiefly of the fertile plain of the lower Yellow River, with mountains over 1500 m (5000 ft) high in the centre. Capital: Jinan. Pop: 91 250 000 (2003 est). Area: 153 300 sq km (59 189 sq miles)

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One of the glass plates holds the equivalent of "about two million printed books or 5,000 ultra-high-definition 4K films", according to Feng Chen and Bo Wu, researchers at Shandong University in China not involved in the study.

From Barron's

But teapot refineries, clustered in China’s Shandong, a province sitting on the lower reaches of the Yellow River, are likely to drive a hard bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shandong Chenming Paper, one of China’s biggest paper manufacturers, cut prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

So when the sun shines bright over Shandong province and solar panels are ready to deliver cheap electrons, the grid often says “no thank you.”

From MarketWatch

China’s independent “teapot” refineries in the Shandong region take 90% of Iran’s sanctioned crude.

From The Wall Street Journal

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