What are the geographical profiles of Shandong?

Shandong Province is one of China 10 coastal provinces and cities, located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Located in the mid-latitude zone of the northern hemisphere, the widest point from north to south is about 420 kilometers, and the longest point from east to west is about 700 kilometers, which makes the difference between east and west of Shandong's physical geography far more obvious than that between north and south. The horizontal terrain is divided into peninsula and continent. Shandong Peninsula in the east stands out between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and faces Liaodong Peninsula across the Bohai Strait. Miaodao islands stands in the Bohai Strait, which is the dividing line between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and has become an important coastal defense gateway to defend the capital Beijing. The western mainland borders Hebei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu in turn from north to south. Shandong province has a mild climate, concentrated rainfall and four distinct seasons, belonging to a warm temperate monsoon climate. The south wind prevails in summer, which is hot and rainy, and the north wind blows in winter, which is cold and dry; In spring, the weather is changeable, dry and rainy, and windy and dusty; It's sunny and cool in autumn, and the temperature is moderate. The regional difference of climate in the whole province is greater in winter and west than in north and south.

The average annual temperature in Shandong Province is 65438 04℃, decreasing from south to north and from west to east. The average temperature in southwest Shandong is above 13℃, Jinan and Zaozhuang are above 14℃, and Jiaodong Peninsula and Yellow River Delta are the lowest, mostly below 12℃, or even 1 1℃. 1 month, the average temperature is-1 ~-4℃, and the average temperature in July is 24 ~ 27℃. Winter is the longest in all parts of Shandong, generally 140 ~ 165 days, followed by summer, about 72 ~ 108 days, and spring and autumn are short, about 50 ~ 70 days. Shandong, as a geographical name, began in the Warring States period more than 2,000 years ago, when it generally referred to the area east of Xiaoshan or Huashan. Shandong, as the name of administrative division, began in Jin Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty set up Shandong Road and the Ming Dynasty set up Shandong Chief Secretary, forming the same territory as today's Shandong Province, and most county names are still in use today. Shandong Province was formally established in the Qing Dynasty, and its location is Jinan. After the founding of New China, after several adjustments, Shandong Province has formed its present administrative divisions.

Shandong Province now governs 17 cities and 139 counties, cities and districts. Among them, there are 0/5 prefecture-level cities, 2 regions, 33 county-level cities, 45 municipal districts and 6 counties. Shandong province has a population of more than 87.8 million, second only to Henan province. Shandong has a long history and profound cultural accumulation, and has been a culturally developed area in China since ancient times. Shandong has many cultural relics and beautiful mountains and rivers, which constitute a unique tourist landscape. There are three national key scenic spots in the province: Mount Tai, a world cultural and natural heritage, Confucius/Temple/Forest, Mount Tai in Tai 'an, Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao and the seaside of Jiaodong Peninsula. There are 4 key cultural relics protection units at all levels107, including 27 national, 397 provincial and 4 historical and cultural cities107, including 6 national. There are over 600,000 cultural relics in the collection. Shanxi Province is located in the east wing of the Loess Plateau in the west of North China. Geographical coordinates are 34 34' ~ 40 43' north latitude and110/4' ~114 33' east longitude. It is about 290 kilometers wide from east to west and 550 kilometers long from north to south. The total area of the province is156,000 square kilometers, accounting for 1.6% of the total area of the country. The outline of the boundary is a parallelogram inclined from northeast to southwest. In the east, there is the majestic Taihang Mountain as a natural barrier, adjacent to Hebei Province. In the west and south, the Yellow River in Tao Tao is a moat, facing Shaanxi Province and Henan Province. It crosses the Great Wall in the north and is adjacent to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.