Xintai is a county-level city administered under Tai'an prefecture-level city, in the Shandong province of eastern China. It is located about 50km to the southeast of the city of Tai'an, with total area of ​​1946 square kilometers and a population of 1,399,000, exempted 20 township offices, 916 administrative villages.

Xintai lies in the North Temperate Zone with a monsoon climate. The average annual temperatures is 13℃。

Xintai is known in history as a site of the capital Xiangguo (襄國) of the Jie Huns's (Ch. Xiongnu 匈奴) Former Zhao state and its descendent states during the period of Sixteen States of five northern tribes.

Xintai is an important area of production of foods, vegetables and petroleum. There are about 1,600 million tons of coal deposits, other mineral deposits include quartz, limestone and clay. The industrial structure of Xintai is centered on energy, building materials, machines and chemical engineering. There are more than 1,000 corporations of industry and mining.

The Cilai railway runs through the city. The Jinghu and the Boxu expressways converge there.