province of NE China, including a peninsula () which projects between the Yellow Sea & Bo Hai: 59,189 sq mi (153,299 sq km); pop. 83,430,000; cap. Jinan
See Shandong in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(shänˈdôngˈ) also Shan·tung(shănˈtŭngˈ, shänˈto͝ongˈ)
A province of eastern China bordered by the Bo Hai and the Yellow Sea. The eastern part of the province forms the Shandong Peninsula. Settled since very early times, it became a province under the Ming dynasty. Jinan is the capital. Population: 89,900,000.