Jinan, referred to as Quancheng for short, is the capital of Shandong Province, a sub-provincial city, a central city and a mega-city in the southern wing of the Bohai Rim region. It is located in the central and western part of Shandong Province, with Taishan Mountain in the south, Yellow River in the north, mountains and water in the back, Liaocheng in the southwest, Dezhou and Binzhou in the north, Zibo in the east and Tai 'an in the south. Total area 10244.45 square kilometers. As of July 2020, there are 10 municipal districts and 2 counties in the city. By the end of 2020, the permanent population of the city was 9,202,432. 20 19-2020 top ten cities with a better life in China.

Jinan has a long history and is the birthplace of prehistoric culture "Longshan Culture". The Neolithic sites in this area, Chengziya, including the Great Wall of Qi before Qin Changcheng and the painted Luohan of Lingyan Temple, are called the first plastic sculpture at sea. The giant Buddha in the Sui Dynasty is located in the Giant Buddha Village in Licheng District, which was built in the Sui Dynasty and is the largest giant Buddha in Shandong.