ɪts mˈeɪn wˈɜːkɪŋ ˈɛɹiə kˈʌvɚz twˈɛnti ˈeɪt kˈaʊntiz ˌʌndɚ ðə dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən ʌv ˈeɪt pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚ lˈɛvəl sˈɪɾiz ɪn ʃˈændɑːŋ pɹˈɑːvɪns, nˈeɪmli dˈɑːŋiɪŋ, bˈɪnʒuː, dˈɛʒuː, dʒˈɪnən, wˈaɪfæŋ, zˈiːboʊ, lˌaɪəətʃˈɛŋ ænd jˈæntaɪ.
Its main working area covers 28 counties under the jurisdiction of eight prefecture level cities in Shandong Province, namely Dongying, Binzhou, Dezhou, Jinan, Weifang, Zibo, Liaocheng and Yantai.