1、 At the sight of the two words-QingdaoQingdao,What can you recall? PART 1PART 1 The Seaside Resort of QingdaoThe seaside resort of Qingdao extends from Tuandao in the west of Qingdao to Damaidao in the east with an overall length of 25 kilometers, including a marine area of 5 square kilometers and l

2、and area of 8.5 square kilometers. It is one of the first National Scenic Resorts appointed by the State Council in 1982. The scenery of the Zhanqiao Pier, Luxun Park, Little Qingdao Isle, Xiaoyu Hill, Badaguan, the seashore and the May Fourth Square are all beside the sea and constitute the famous

3、scenic sights of Qingdao. Red roves and green trees, sapphire sea and blue sky in the scenic resort will make you feel happy and fresh. 1.Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre2. Zhanqiao Pier Zhanqiao Pier: Zhanqiao Pier, built in 1891, is the symbol of Qingdao. After several restorations, from being a sim

4、ple military harbor, it is now open to tourists. The pier is 440 meters long. There is an octagonal pagoda of distinctive Chinese style, “Huilan Pagoda” at the end of the pier. From the top, tourists can fully view the magnificent sea. Along the shore is the beautiful Pier Park, which is a pleasant

5、and quiet place for tourists to rest or enjoy the scenery of Little Qingdao Isle and its white tower. 3.Little Qingdao IsleLittle Qingdao Isle, Whose shape is like an ancient violin, is also called “violin Isle”. Germany built the white lighthouse on the isle at the beginning of this century. Its li

6、ght reflected on the sea makes quite a spectacle at night, so much so that it has become known as “floating light of Isle”. 4. AquariumBuilt in 1932, the castle-like building exhibits over 100live aquatic animals,2000 animals and plants, and 20 000 specimens. It is the only specialized museum in Chi

7、na. Built in the Chinese classical style, the hill-top park is named after the Yu Hill. The designers and architects made use of the local landscape and their imagination in laying out the park. The 18-metre-high three-story and eight-cornered “Seeing Waves Tower” bears an inscription by Wu Zuoren,

8、a famous calligraphist.6.Badaguan (Eight Great Passes) Badaguan (Eight Great Passes): Lying between Huiquan Cape and Taiping Cape, Badaguan faces the rippling Taiping Bay. In Badaguan area, more than 200 villas(別墅) of exotic style are scattered among the flora and fauna. There are so many villas tha

9、t the scenic spot is called a World Architecture Museum. Crossing the scenic area are ten roads built in 1931 and lined with many varieties of trees such as peaches, crabapples, pine trees and ginkgoes. Eight of the roads are named after the eight great passes of the Great Wall, and thus the area wa

10、s named “Badaguan”. 7. May 4th SquareThis square is named to honor the May 4th Movement which took place in 1919. Consisting of two aquaria and a park, the area is decorated with statues and springs, and surrounded by pine trees, meadows and flowers. Today, it has become the symbol of modern Qingdao

11、. 8.Laoshan MountainThe Laoshan scenic spot total area 446 square kilometers, in which long circles the mountain sea cliff line to amount to 87.3 kilometers, the prominent peak height 1,133 meters, mays be called rises suddenly, stands. The Mount Laoshan climate fresh and is moist, the annual mean t

12、emperature is 12.6 degree Celsius, the winter average temperature is -0.2 degree Celsius, summer the average temperature is 23 degree Celsius. The Mount Laoshan history is glorious, the historical site gathers together. Far in 140 million year ago cretaceous period early time, the Mount Laoshan namely has formed, five, 6000 ago, the ancients have