A regional bus valid in seven cities, namely Jinan, Zibo, Tai'an, Liaocheng, Dezhou, Binzhou, and Dongying, was launched in Jinan, capital of Shandong province, on Sept 21.

The new pass was released by Jinan Public Transport Group and is part of efforts to promote the coordinated development of the Shandong provincial capital economic circle. The economic circle consists of Jinan and its six neighboring cities.