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Shandong is a [[provinces of China|province]] in northeastern China, with its capital at Jinan. It is famous as the site of [[Taishan]] (Mt. Tai), one of the most sacred sites in [[Taoism]], and as the birthplace of both [[Confucius]] and [[Mencius]].

Shandong is a [[provinces of China|province]] in northeastern China, with its capital at Jinan. It is famous as the site of [[Taishan]] (Mt. Tai), one of the most sacred sites in [[Taoism]], and as the birthplace of both [[Confucius]] and [[Mencius]].

Southern Shandong was long known for its endemic bandit problem, an association with spirit-possession and spiritual practices, and as a home of martial arts. As far back as the [[Zhou Dynasty]] (c. 1050-256 BCE), the State of [[Qi (state)|Qi]], based in Shandong, was known for its shamans and their powers of spirit-possession.

Southern Shandong was long known for its endemic bandit problem, an association with spirit-possession and spiritual practices, and as a home of martial arts. As far back as the [[Zhou Dynasty]] (c. 1027-481 BCE), the State of [[Qi (state)|Qi]], based in Shandong, was known for its shamans and their powers of spirit-possession.

The [[Red Eyebrows Uprising]] of [[18]]-[[27]] CE, as well as the [[Yellow Turbans Rebellion]] of [[184]]-[[205]] CE (during the [[Han Dynasty]]), the [[Huang Chao]] rebellion of the [[Tang Dynasty]], the [[Song Dynasty]] Bandit-Heroes of the famous story of the ''[[Water Margin]]'', and the [[Boxer Rebellion]] (c. [[1900]]) of the late [[Qing Dynasty]] were all based in Shandong.

The [[Red Eyebrows Uprising]] of [[18]]-[[27]] CE, as well as the [[Yellow Turbans Rebellion]] of [[184]]-[[205]] CE (during the [[Han Dynasty]]), the [[Huang Chao]] rebellion of the [[Tang Dynasty]], the [[Song Dynasty]] Bandit-Heroes of the famous story of the ''[[Water Margin]]'', and the [[Boxer Rebellion]] (c. [[1900]]) of the late [[Qing Dynasty]] were all based in Shandong.