Located in the mid-western part of Shandong Province, Jinan, also called "the city of springs", is a beautiful city famous for a large number of springs.

Jinan is a large city in terms of economy and population on China's east coast. As the capital of Shandong Province, Jinan has been publicized by the State Council as a famous historical and cultural city. It is among the first batch tourist cities in China. In addition, Jinan has been approved by the state as a sub provincial city and open coastal city. All in all, Jinan, a city full of vigor and vitality, is marching towards modernization.

Located at latitude 36"40' and longitude 11"70', Jinan has Mount Tai, which is included in the list of "world's natural legacy" on the south, while on its north is the Yellow River, which is called "the mother river of the Chinese people." Lying at the juncture of the Beijing-Shanghai and Qingdao-Jinan railways, Jinan has convenient transport facilities and superior geographical location.

Jinan is warm-hearted and hospitable. Up to now, Jinan has secured relations of communication and cooperation in the areas of economy, science, technology, and culture. By visiting Jinan, one can experience Jinan's rapid step of opening to the outside world. Over the past five years, altogether Jinan has received more than 200 groups comprising 344,000 people of various foreign delegations or individuals from 120 countries and regions from all over the world.
 

One after another, Jinan City has secured sister-city relations with 10 foreign cities, including Wakayama and Yamaguchi in Japan, Coventry in the United Kingdom, Sacramento in the United States, Regina in Canada, the capital area of Papua New Guinea, Suwon in the Republic of Korea, Nizhny Novgrod in Russia, Izmit in Turkey, and Wanda in Finland. International communication and cooperation are increasing year by year. Ten-odd institutes of higher learning in Jinan, as well as ten elementary and secondary schools, have also secured sister-school relations with universities or schools within Jinan's foreign sister-cities. Besides, through the sister-cities, Jinan has held more than 100 news conferences, economic and trade fairs, investment fairs, and fairs for quality products in other countries.