East China · Shandong
Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province in East China, is a millennium-old 'City of Springs' renowned for its Baotu Spring and Daming Lake. Its economy thrives on IT, advanced manufacturing, and modern services. With rich educational resources, it blends traditional culture with modern vitality as a second-tier mega-city.
Jinan, known as the 'City of Springs', gets its name from its numerous springs (famously the 'Seventy-two Famous Springs'). As the political, economic, and cultural center of Shandong Province, Jinan has a long history as one of the birthplaces of the Longshan culture, with over 2,600 years of city history. Economically, Jinan is an important industrial base and commercial hub in East China, actively developing emerging industries such as information technology, biomedicine, and high-end equipment manufacturing, and hosting a national-level high-tech industrial development zone. In education, Jinan is home to prestigious universities including Shandong University (a 'Double First-Class' university), Shandong Normal University, and University of Jinan, attracting many international students. For daily life, the city offers convenient transportation, well-developed medical facilities, moderate living costs, and high greenery coverage, famously described as 'lotuses on four sides, willows on three, a city of hills and half a lake of scenery.' International students can immerse themselves in the profound Confucian culture while enjoying the convenience and vitality of a modern metropolis.
