With historical viewpoint, Shandong has unique cultural tradition. "Qi and Lu" were the feudal nations of "Spring and Autumn Period of Zhou dynasty". Because those are located in Shandong province, "Qi-Lu" became the representative of Shandong. Qi-culture based on mercantilism and Lu-culture based on Confucianism fused into one, that was "the culture of Qi-Lu". "The culture of Qi-Lu" was soon developed to special local culture of Shandong. This tradition of "Qi-Lu culture" created the unique cultural characters and contents, made traditional education changed, and also affected commercial development. "The traditional culture of Shandong" were mental, cultural factors for economical and commercial development of Shandong province. On the other hand, this traditional education system actually prevented society from developing toward modernization. In 1901, late period of Qing dynasty, the government of Qing reformed a system of education. This policy was reflected in Jinan, Shandong. Modern education system and curriculum were started in Shandong. The curriculum of school education consisted of something more practical, natural science-centered subjects. So, the role of school got changed not to produce government officials but to train suitable men of ability. In 1904, "Marketplace of a trade port" was built in Jinan. After that, Jinan began to build modern facilities, western style buildings, and new towns. It meaned inflow of Western civilization to Jinan. People in Jinan took interests in civilized facilities, became curious about Western things, and sometimes felt culture shock. It finally made education system advanced. "Marketplace of a trade port" finally functioned as economical and cultural hub. If city is developed externally and materially, people of that city also get changed mentally and culturally. Cultural changes affect city's feature. Therefore, "the changes of educational environment" indicate how fast the city is developed, and it affects the direction of the development.

With historical viewpoint, Shandong has unique cultural tradition. "Qi and Lu" were the feudal nations of "Spring and Autumn Period of Zhou dynasty". Because those are located in Shandong province, "Qi-Lu" became the representative of Shandong. Qi-culture based on mercantilism and Lu-culture based on Confucianism fused into one, that was "the culture of Qi-Lu". "The culture of Qi-Lu" was soon developed to special local culture of Shandong. This tradition of "Qi-Lu culture" created the unique cultural characters and contents, made traditional education changed, and also affected commercial development. "The traditional culture of Shandong" were mental, cultural factors for economical and commercial development of Shandong province. On the other hand, this traditional education system actually prevented society from developing toward modernization. In 1901, late period of Qing dynasty, the government of Qing reformed a system of education. This policy was reflected in Jinan, Shandong. Modern education system and curriculum were started in Shandong. The curriculum of school education consisted of something more practical, natural science-centered subjects. So, the role of school got changed not to produce government officials but to train suitable men of ability. In 1904, "Marketplace of a trade port" was built in Jinan. After that, Jinan began to build modern facilities, western style buildings, and new towns. It meaned inflow of Western civilization to Jinan. People in Jinan took interests in civilized facilities, became curious about Western things, and sometimes felt culture shock. It finally made education system advanced. "Marketplace of a trade port" finally functioned as economical and cultural hub. If city is developed externally and materially, people of that city also get changed mentally and culturally. Cultural changes affect city's feature. Therefore, "the changes of educational environment" indicate how fast the city is developed, and it affects the direction of the development.