Shandong
Shandong
Binzhou
Binzhou is in Shandong Province, located on the famous Yellow River. It is a small city by Chinese standards with “only” 600,000 people in the city and 3 million in the county. The city is split into a new and an old city so while it has all the features of a bigger city it has the feel of a smaller city. Perhaps due to its small city status the locals are extremely friendly and helpful; more than happy to chat with a new foreign friend.
Binzhou is a perfect example of a real Chinese city. There isnt the international atmosphere of China's big cities and it is much more outgoing and welcoming to newcomers. The new and exciting differences you will find in the new culture and city are interesting and rewarding. From laughing over boiling hot orange juice to local artists you just met giving you impromptu demonstations of their art, daily life is tonnes of fun.
Tengzhou
Tengzhou is located in the south of the Shangdong Province and is proud of the hometown of Mo-tse. This revered gentleman was a highly regarded ancient thinker, educator, scientist, military strategist and social activist. Tengzhou is economically developed with a population of about 1.8 million.
There are numerous scenic spots, including but not limited to, the Red Lotus Wetland Park and Lianqing Mountain. It is also close to other tourist attractions, which include the ancient city of Taierzhuang and the largest pomegranate orchard in the world. Tengzhou is a comfortable and inviting place to live and travel that is very well connected to the rest of the province by highway and fast-train network.
Weihai Aston
Located at the eastern tip of Shandong Peninsula , Weihai, a well- known port and tourist city in China ,is one of the coastal open cities and the first national Environmental City in China as well as one of the first national Model Cities for Environmental Protection. Weihai covers an area of 5,436 square kilometers with a population of 2.47 million. The average temperature of weihai is 12℃, and the average precipitation is over 800 mm. With the four seasons distinctively different, Weihai enjoys an agreeable climate. Backed by the mountain and facing the sea,which makes Weihai an ideal place for tourism ,summer resort and recuperation
Jining Aston
Jining is a quaint city. It has access to over 14 different smaller cities which are a part of its province and has a great local cuisine showing the many different styles that Shandong province has to offer.
The city has many locations for shopping and a wide selection of items to choose from. There are many stores where you can get access to day-to-day household goods. RT Mart (Da Run Fa in Chinese) has many western and Chinese foods that will allow you to enjoy a good meal when you need to feel at home. It’s the Asian “Wal-Mart” in the area – it distributes large quantities of most items you would ever need.
Yantai Aston
Yantai is pleasantly breezy city overlooking the
Linyi Aston
Linyi, situated in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong,now plays host to one of Aston's newest schools. When walking around the city our foreigners are often greeted with smiles and “Hello!”s from Weinan residents young and old. Getting around the city is no problem either. Wide roads and non-crowded streets mean walking or cycling around the city is stress-free and relaxing.
The people are friendly and inviting. Strangers look-on with intrigue at never-before-seen foreign faces, while English students all over the city want to take the opportunity to practice their English. It's easy to make friends, and this leads to great opportunities to develop (or start learning!) Chinese language.
Weifang Aston
Weifang is located in the central-east of the province and is proudly the Kite Capital of the world, but there is more to Weifang than just this. A developed, small-sized city of about 1 million people, it is growing rapidly while still retaining a recognizable local atmosphere. It’s a calm and inviting place to live, an easy place to navigate and friendly to walkers and bike-riders alike. Connected to the rest of the province by highway and the fast-train network, it’s simple enough to travel to Qingdao (70 minutes) or Jinan (90 minutes), or to the nearby country towns or mountains, such as Yun Men Shan, or Yi Shan, the ‘East Mt Tai.’
Zibo Aston
Zibo is located between the mountainous and the flat, plain area of the Shandong province. Zibo is in an ideal geographical location, with Mountain Tai in the south, the Yellow River in the north, seashore tourist cities like Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai in the east, and the City of Spring--Jinan, in the west.
Zibo is an important hub in Shandong, facilitating both railroad and highway transport. The total length of railway in the city is 558 kilometers. The road has 15 main lines leading to other cities. The roads have a total length of over 3000 kilometers. Jiqing Highway crosses the whole city from east to west. It is only 70 kilometers from ZhangDian to Jinan International Airport. It is 210 kilometers to the Qingdao port in the east. As you can see, Zibo is conveniently located near major air and shipping ports. Zibo is also a mail-processing station and a telecommunication center in Shandong.
Dongying Aston
Dongying is one of the richest cities in the country with a GDP per person which is 50% higher than Beijing. In comparison to the larger cities, foreigners are still relatively rare and as a result the ever welcoming locals are particularly friendly. As a result of the relative wealth, there quite a lot going on in the city; there is an excellent range of restaurants, laser tag, swimming pools, artificial beaches, cinemas (occasionally with English movies) along with pool halls, ping pong clubs and quality gyms. On top of this, probably due to its relatively small size, there is still a heart warming sense of community.
Jinan Aston
Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province and has been a major urban center for thousands of years. As early as the Tang Dynasty the city was already the social and cultural focal point of Shandong and this has continued up to the present day. Today the city is a modern metropolis and one of the most intriguing cities of Eastern China due to its size and relative lack of Western influence.
The city sits at the base of the Tai Shan Mountains over one of the most concentrated natural spring areas of Asia. The Yellow River passes just to the north of the city. The surrounding region is one of the oldest settled and most traditional areas in the whole of China. Fertile farmlands of the Yellow River delta and the river and spring systems generated in the nearby mountains allowed for settled agriculture, and then advanced civilization, to develop here at a very early date in human history. The region has been a main center of Chinese civilization for more than three thousand years.
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