Shandong Province is located in East China, bordering the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. The central part of the mountainous region rises up, with Mount Tai standing between it. The Yellow River comes from the west, crosses the northern plain, and flows all the way east to the sea. The way of Confucius and Mencius originated here. The Yellow River civilization and the sea civilization mingled here. The developed maritime trade transported goods to all over the world.