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Jining

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Country: China

Population:450,327

Time Zone:UTC+8

The Grand Canal of China reaches its northernmost navigable point at Jining, helping make the city an important inland port. In southwestern Shandong province, it stands directly north of Lake Nanyang and shares borders with Heze, Zaozhuang, and Tai'an, as well as Henan and Jiangsu provinces.