The
Shāndōng Peninsula also known as the
Jiāodōng Peninsula (胶东半岛; 膠東半島) is a
peninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paenīnsula : paene, almost + īnsula, island.A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit....
in the
ShāndōngFor the people of Shandong, see Shandong people' is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lǔ, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
provinceA province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Roman provinces:The word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province , which comes from the Latin word provincia, which referred to the sphere of activity which a...
of northeastern
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. It marks the southern limit of the
Bóhăi SeaYellow River Delta and Bohai Sea Region located at northern china around the Bohai Sea. This region has gone through major changes in economic and infrastructures...
.
Cities on the peninsula include:
Qingdao' , best known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula while looking out to the Yellow Sea,...
,
YantaiYantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Laizhou Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.The largest fishing...
and
WeihaiWeihai ; was known during the colonial period as the Weihai Garrison or Weihaiwei, and sometimes as Port Edward; is a prefecture-level city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China...
.
The local dialect of Mandarin is known as Jiao-Liao, also spoken on the Liáodōng peninsula to the north across the
Bóhăi SeaYellow River Delta and Bohai Sea Region located at northern china around the Bohai Sea. This region has gone through major changes in economic and infrastructures...
.
The Shandong peninsula formed part of the German concessions in China.
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The
Shāndōng Peninsula also known as the
Jiāodōng Peninsula (胶东半岛; 膠東半島) is a
peninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paenīnsula : paene, almost + īnsula, island.A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit....
in the
ShāndōngFor the people of Shandong, see Shandong people' is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lǔ, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
provinceA province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Roman provinces:The word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province , which comes from the Latin word provincia, which referred to the sphere of activity which a...
of northeastern
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. It marks the southern limit of the
Bóhăi SeaYellow River Delta and Bohai Sea Region located at northern china around the Bohai Sea. This region has gone through major changes in economic and infrastructures...
.
Cities on the peninsula include:
Qingdao' , best known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula while looking out to the Yellow Sea,...
,
YantaiYantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Laizhou Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.The largest fishing...
and
WeihaiWeihai ; was known during the colonial period as the Weihai Garrison or Weihaiwei, and sometimes as Port Edward; is a prefecture-level city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China...
.
The local dialect of Mandarin is known as Jiao-Liao, also spoken on the Liáodōng peninsula to the north across the
Bóhăi SeaYellow River Delta and Bohai Sea Region located at northern china around the Bohai Sea. This region has gone through major changes in economic and infrastructures...
.
The Shandong peninsula formed part of the German concessions in China. After World War One, it was expected that Shandong would be returned to China but instead was signed over to Japan on 30th April, 1919 after it emerged that the Chinese Premier
Duan QiruiDuan Qirui was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.- Early life :Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui , his...
had signed away Shandong to Japan in return for a loan.
During World War One, Japan had captured the city of
Qingdao' , best known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula while looking out to the Yellow Sea,...
on the peninsula.
See also
- Geography of China
The geography of China stretches some across the East Asian landmass bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam in a changing configuration of broad plains, expansive deserts, and lofty mountain ranges, including vast areas of...