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 Association of Agricultural Machinery has more than 300 existing member units. The scope of work covers industry services, information exchange, economic and trade cooperation at home or abroad, brand selection, industry exhibitions, consulting services, etc. Every year, Shandong Association of Agricultural Machinery holds annual meeting of Shandong agricultural machinery to sum up experiences, analyze the situation of industry, and forecast the development of industry from the perspective of industry operation. Every month, Shandong Association of Agricultural Machinery carried out statistic analysis on production and sales volume of main products. The result is timely released by journal of Newsletter of Agricultural Machinery. In addition, Shandong Association of Agricultural Machinery makes contributions to create a healthy developing environment for the industry through being involved in business-related awards review. Industry exhibition is successively held to build an exchange platform to promote cooperation between enterprises.