Shandong (simplified Chinese: 山东; traditional Chinese: 山东; pinyin: Shāndōng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lǔ, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Shandong's name is literally translated as: east of the mountain, which refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. The province is located in the lower reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River) and extends out to sea in the form of the Shandong Peninsula. Shandong borders the Bohai Sea to the north, Hebei to the northwest, Henan to the west, Jiangsu to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the southeast; it also shares a very short border with Anhui, between Henan and Jiangsu.

A common nickname for Shandong is Qílǔ, after the state of Lu and state of Qi that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Shandong Hardware & Weighing Instrument Association is in charge of: investigation and research on existing industry problems and making recommendations to government; industry credibility supervision and maintenance; carrying out industry statistics and analysis on a regular basis; product import and export; development and consolidation of strategic relationship with the United States for widely international technology cooperation; coordination with industrial and commercial sector, banks, revenue departments, and financial sector; subject research, new product development, technical guidance, and material declaration; providing the industry and enterprises with various technical services; and accomplishment of other tasks assigned by the leadership.