Tai’an, an essential part of Shandong Capital Economic Zone, is half an hour away by driving from Jinan, the capital city of Shandong. The two cities are merging together, thanks to their industries integrated and integrative development of scientific research and education. Tai’an, in the intermediate zone between the Circum-Bohai Sea Economic Zone, and the Yangtze River Delta, enjoys advantageous location, and transportation, for the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway pass through from north to south, and Beijing-Taipei Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, and Qingdao-Lanzhou Expressway form such a criss-cross network here. 1,000 grade tonners can pass by the city and through the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and the city is 1 hour away by driving from Jinan International Airport, so it represents an important traffic hub and logistics center in East China. The economic zone two-hour trip 500 km around the city is home to 600 million people, indicating a huge market potential.