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 Leather Industry Association has existing membership of 145 groups. The main tasks of the Association are to: formulate standards and regulations according to the characteristics of leather industry; carry out investigation and study during earlier period of new industry declaration; participate in the formulation and implementation of all kinds of industry standards; conduct industrial inspection and review and production license issuance; carry on price coordination internally of the industry; be entrusted by government or related company to demonstrate major investment and transformation and development project in earlier stage; participate in responsibility supervision; organize technical cooperation and exchange at home and abroad; and identify and spread the application of technological achievement in leather industry.