Shandong
China
Shandong, China shares 779 connections with 11754 other places across 26 topics, spanning history, sports, military, and religious traditions. The province was home to the ancient states of Qi and Lu, giving it lasting ties to Confucian thought and classical Chinese literature. Its connections reach Beijing, Japan, and Korea, reflecting political and cultural overlap across East Asia. Mo Yan, a native of Shandong's Gaomi county, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, anchoring the province's literary reach in a specific, documented achievement.
Ancient Linzi
Connects Shandong to: Zibo, Shandong | Linzi, Zibo
Emperor Huizong of Song China
Connects Shandong to: Zhaoqing, Guangdong | Qingzhou, Shandong
Ji Lu Mandarin
Connects Shandong to: Hebei | Cangzhou, Hebei
Lu Ji (Shiheng)
Connects Shandong to: China | Tai'an, Shandong
Pan Chengdong
Connects Shandong to: Jiangsu | Suzhou, Jiangsu
Wu Shaobin
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu
Connects Shandong to: China | Jinan, Shandong
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanzhou
Connects Shandong to: China | Jinan, Shandong
Zhang Yueran
Connects Shandong to: Iowa | Jinan, Shandong
Wang Zhongcheng
Connects Shandong to: Beijing | Yantai, Shandong
The Investiture of the Gods (2014 TV series)
Connects Shandong to: Guizhou
Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong
Connects Shandong to: China | Nanjing, Jiangsu
Featured in the Bunkagame quiz
- September 14, 2026 Both Shandong and Anhui were touched by the reach of this 10th-century southern Chinese kingdom. Its naval forces sailed north from Chunzhou past the Shandong Peninsula before crossing the Yellow Sea to Liaodong, and at its 951 peak it controlled all of Jiangxi plus portions of Anhui, Fujian, Hubei and Hunan. Which Ten Kingdoms era state is this?
- June 12, 2026 What artistic tradition is celebrated with Shandong Bangzi and Wuxi opera in these two Chinese provinces?