Shandong (Simplified Chinese: 山东; Traditional Chinese: 山東; Hanyu Pinyin: Shāndōng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lu, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.

With beautiful natural landscapes and numerous historical and cultural relics, Shandong has rich tourist resources. It offers a string of tourist attractions, such as Mount Taishan and the Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius, two World Heritage sites; Lingzi, capital of the ancient Qi State; Penglai, the well known "fairyland on earth"; Mount Laoshan, a sacred land of Taoism; Weifang, the "world capital of kites"; Qingdao, a charming coastal city famous for its annual International Beer Fair; Yantai, known worldwide as a wine producer; Rongcheng, a place considered as "the edge of the world" by ancient Chinese; Jinan, the provincial capital honored as "the city of springs"; and the site for watching the wonderful scene of the torrential Yellow River running into the sea.

Tourist attractions in Shandong include:

Laoshan, a scenic area and Daoist centre to the east of Qingdao.
Qingdao, beach resort city on the south of the peninsula famous for its Tsingtao beer
Penglai, a town on the north of the Shandong peninsula famed in Taoism.
Qingzhou, an ancient trading and administrative center with some famous archaeological discoveries.
Weihai, a former British port city important in the second Sino-Japanese War.

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