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Shandong (山东; formerly romanised as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese Buddhism, and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and one of the world's sites with the longest history of continuous religious worship. The Buddhist temples in the mountains to the south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu is the birthplace of Confucius, and was later established as the center of Confucianism. Shandong's location at the intersection of ancient as well as modern north–south and east–west trading routes have helped to establish it as an economic center. After a period of political instability and economic hardship that began in the late 19th century, Shandong has emerged as one of the most populous (95,793,065 inhabitants at the 2010 Census) and most affluent provinces in the People's Republic of China with a GDP of CNY¥5.942 trillion in 2014, or USD$967 billion, making it China's third wealthiest province.
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00:01:35 1 Name 00:02:50 2 Location 00:03:26 3 History 00:03:35 3.1 Ancient history 00:05:14 3.2 Early Imperial history 00:08:09 3.3 Early modern history 00:11:58 3.4 Japanese and communist rules 00:13:40 4 Geography 00:16:29 4.1 Geology 00:17:32 5 Politics 00:18:29 6 Economy 00:20:53 6.1 Wine industry 00:22:13 6.2 Economic and technological development zones 00:31:15 7 Demographics 00:32:12 7.1 Religion 00:34:32 7.2 Famous view and arts 00:35:38 8 Administrative divisions 00:36:34 8.1 Urban areas 00:36:43 9 Culture 00:38:07 10 Transport 00:41:03 11 Tourism 00:44:20 12 Education 00:44:30 12.1 Colleges and universities 00:46:41 12.2 Senior high schools 00:47:53 13 Sports 00:48:02 13.1 Events held in Shandong 00:48:44 13.2 Professional sports teams based in Shandong 00:49:17 13.3 Former professional sports teams based in Shandong 00:49:45 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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Shandong (山东; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the East China region.Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center for Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and one of the world's sites with the longest history of continuous religious worship. The Buddhist temples in the mountains to the south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu is the birthplace of Confucius, and was later established as the center of Confucianism. Shandong's location at the intersection of ancient as well as modern north–south and east–west trading routes have helped to establish it as an economic center. After a period of political instability and economic hardship that began in the late 19th century, Shandong has emerged as one of the most populous (99,470,000 inhabitants at the 2016 Census) and affluent provinces in the People's Republic of China, with a GDP of CNY¥7.65 trillion in 2018, or USD$1.156 trillion, making it China's third wealthiest province.