Situated at 36º40'N and 117º00'E, Jinan is near Mount Tai to the south and neighbors the Yellow River on the north. The terrain of the territory of Jinan slopes down from the south to the north and its landforms vary with hills and inclined plains in front of the mountains as well as the alluvial plains of the Yellow River. Four rivers -- the Dehuixin, Tuhai, Xiaoqing,and Yellow -- crisscross the area under Jinan's jurisdiction. Jinan belongs to the warm temperate zone with a continental monsoon climate.......