Qingdao is located in the east of China, southeast of Shandong Peninsula, and east of the Yellow Sea. It is the economic center of Shandong Province, an important pioneer in the development of modern marine industry in China, an international shipping hub and a marine sports base in Northeast Asia. Qingdao is an international ocean research and education center, with 26 universities including Shandong University (Qingdao), Beihang Qingdao Campus and China Ocean University.