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 Furniture Association now has more than 600 member units. Its main responsibilities are to: offer Shandong furniture enterprises all-aspect and professional services from product design and development, enterprise strategy management, manufacturing, exhibition and trade, terminal sales to personnel training and promotion; and take "make services more valuable" as the goal to actively carry out following works based on actual needs of industry and enterprises: industry training, "new Lu Ban" design competition, brand recommendation, industry forums, training, research and development, etc.