Highways:
The province is well known in the country for its highways, both in quantity and quality. Shandong is among the top provinces in the country that have built their highways with the longest mileage and the most density. So far, it has more than 50,000 km of highways, including 14 state highways totaling 4,395 km, 12,787 km provincial highways, 17,378 county highways and 19,786 km township roads. The highway density is 36.5 km per 100 square kilometers. In 2002, a total of 2,266 km expressways are in operation, making Shandong the No. 1 in the country in this respect.
Railways:
The province has a complete railway network. The Beijing-Shanghai and Beijing-Kowloon railways run north-south across the province and the Qingdao-Jinan and Rizhao-Shiyan railways traverse it from east to west. Through the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, one can reach Hong Kong from Shandong by train. Rizhao, the port city at the east end of the Rizhao-Shiyan Railway, has been designated by the state as one of the terminus stations on the new Asia-Europe transportation line. So far, the total length of provincial railways is more than 300 km, accounting for 11.5 percent of the railways operating in the province, ranking the sixth in the country?s 25 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions who have their own local railways.
Airports:
Civil aviation has developed rapidly in the province. There are nine airports, including the ones of Jinan and Qingdao which serve as international airdromes and that of Yantai, an airport for international freight. Shandong has direct flights to Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The Shandong Airlines now has 36 airplanes of various models, including Boeing?737, Challenger-200, Saab?340 and others such as amphibious airplanes. It has 500 flights taking off each week.
