QingdaoTravelGuide

Contents:

1.IntroductiontoQingdao

2.TouristAttractionsinQingdao

3.QingdaoSpecialtiesandSnacks

4.RecommendedRoutesoftheJourneyinQingdao

5.TravelNotes

TouristAttractionsinQingdaoZhanQiaoBadaguanMayFourthAquareQingdaoOlympicSailingCenterLaoShanPolarOceanWorldZhongshanParkLuXunParkXinhaoshanParkQingdaoGoldenBeachShilaorenBeachTsingtaoBeerMuseumChinaNavyMuseumQingdaoCatholicChurchQingdaoProtestantChurchGuestHouseQingdaoInfanteMagicKingdomJiaozhouBaySea-crossingBridgeIntroductiontoQingdao1.Location

Qingdao’sgeographicallocationissuperior,locatedinthemiddleofChina’snortherncoastlineandwesttothevasthinterland.Itisnotonlyaregionalhubairportbutalsoaninternationalharbor.Meanwhile,Qingdaoisoneofthe21nationallogisticsnodecitiesaswellas42nationalcomprehensivetransporthubs.2.AdministrativeDivisions

Qingdaonowhassixmunicipaldistricts(Shinandistrict,Shibeidistrcit,Licangdistrict,HuangdaodistrictandChengyangdistrict)andfourcounty-levelcities(Jimo,Jiaozhou,PinduandLaixi).3.Economy

TherearemanyfamouscompaniesandbrandsinQingdao,includingHaier,Hisense,QingdaoBeerandDoublestar,etc.Qingdao,therefore,gainedthehonorarytitlesof“TheCityofChina’sBrand”and“TopTenBrandCitiesinChina”andsoon.Andintheyearof2023,Qingdaosuccessfullyheldthe29thOlympicsailingevent,thusbeinghonoredas“SailingCapitaloftheWorld”.InJanuary,2023,ShandongPeninsulawasapprovedasblueeconomiczonebytheStateCouncilwithQingdaoasitscoreareaandleadingcity.QingdaohasbeenintheleadingpositioninShandong’seconomy.

4.NaturalResources

Qingdaoisveryrichinnaturalresources,suchaswaterandbiologyresources,animalandplantresources,mineralresourcesandwindenergyresources.ZhanQiao

ZhanQiaowasbuiltin1892bytheQinggovernmenttofacilitatethetransportofmilitarymaterials.Afteranumberofrehabilitationandreconstruction,nowQingdaoZhanQiaois440meterslongand8meterswide.ItisthewitnessofhistoryinQingdaoandalsothefocusofheritagebuildingsofQingdaocity.AsasymbolaswellasaveryimportantlandmarkofQingdao,ZhanQiaoisthefirstpublishednationalscenicregionandalsothefirstnational4Aleveltourismzone.HuilanPavilion

HuilanPavilion,consistingoftwolevelsofoctagonalgazebos,iscoveredbycoloredglazedtilesandsupportedby24redpaintpillars.Therearespiralstaircasesinsidethepavilionandallthewindowsupstairsaremadeofglass.Throughalltheglasswindows,visitorscanseethebeautifulQingdaobayandallattractionsandfamousbuildingsaroundinalldirections.Badaguan(EightGreat

Passes)

LocatedintheeastofHuiquanandcoveringanareaof700,000squaremeters,“BadaguanScenicArea”isawell-knownviewsanitariuminChina.Therearetenquietandcoolroadshere,whicharenamedaftereightfamouspasses.That’swhyitiscalled“EightGreatPasses”.Beforeliberation,thiswasabureaucraticcapitalvillazone;afterliberation,thePeople’sGovernmentconductedafullrenovationofBadaguantomakeitoneoftheimportantviewsanitariumsinChina.ManyofthePartyandstateleadersaswellasimportantinternationalfriendsoncelivedhere.StyleofArchitecture

Beforeliberation,BadaguanwasthelocationofConsulatesinQingdao,sothereareovertwentykindsofarchitecturalstyleshere,suchasstylesofBritain,France,America,JapanandRussia,etc.Thusitiscalled“WorldArchitecturalFair”.MainScenicSpotsHuashiBuilding,ShanhaiguanRoad(No.1,No.5andNo.13),MarshalMansion(No.17)andPrincessHouse(No.10,JuyongguanRoad).HuashiBuilding

ItwasbuiltbyoneRussian,Gerasimov,in1932.Itiscalled“HuashiBuilding”becauseitisbuiltwithgraniteandpebbles.ItisintheEuropeanoldcastlestyleandhasthelegacyofAncientRomanandGothicarchitecture.Insidethebuilding,wecanseetheBaroquetraces.HuashibuildingisthemostfamousandrepresentativevillaamongBadaguanbuildings.Itsbuildingareais753.7squaremeters.TherearefivefloorsandthetoponeisKwunHoiTerrace.ShanghaiguanRoadNo.1——builtin1933,Renaissancestyle

ShanghaiguanRoadNo.5——builtin1934,Japanesestylehouses,veryfashionable.Theouterwallareglazedtiles,whichareverygreenafterbeingwashedbyrain.MarshalBuilding——Japanesestylebuilding,builtin1940.InoneofthefourroomsisthereoneSakurahungonthewall.ItissaidthatthisSakutrahasalonghistoryaboutonethousandyears.Itiscalled“MarshalBuilding”becausesixofthetoptenmarshalsofPeople’sRepublicofChinaoncelivedinthisbuilding.PrincessHouse——atypicalDanisharchitecture,builtinthe1930s.ThereisabeautifulstoryabouttheoriginofPrincessHouse.Itissaidthatin1929,oneDenmarkPrincecametotravelaroundQingdaoinaluxurycruise.HewasquiteattractedbythebeautifulcoastalsceneryofBaDaGuan,soheaskedtheDenmarkConsulatetopurchaselandonBaDaGuananddesignedthisDanishclassicalarchitectureaccordingtotheartisticconceptioninAndersen’sfairytales.AndhetookitasagifttothePrincessofDenmark.AlthoughthePrincessdidnotcometoQingdao,thename“PrincessHouse”iswidelyspread.RecommendedRouteinBadaguanMayFourth

Square

MayFourthSquaredependsontheQingdaoMunicipalgovernmentofficeblock,southnearFushanbay,totalarea10hectares.Thesquareisdividedintotwoparts:thenorthpartisCenturySquare;thesouthpartisCoastalGarden,whichlookslikeaflyingbutterflyfromtheair.Acrossthesquarestandsafountainofhundredsofmeters,thefirstfountainontheseainChina.Thesquaregotitsnamefromanimportanthistoricevent“TheMayFourthMovement”withQingdaoasthetriggerplace.

Thesymbolicsculpture“WindofMay”,weldedbythesteel,nearly700tons,30metershigh,withadiameterof27meters.TheupwardspiralwindandtheredcolorrepresentthepatriotictoneandnationalpowerinMayFourthMovement.Meanwhile,italsosymbolizesthevigorouseconomyandprosperouslifeofpeopleinQingdao.NowithasbeenoneiconiclandmarkofQingdaointhenewcentury.

LocatedinFushanbay,QingdaoOlympicSailingCenteristhebranchvenueforthe29thOlympicGamesandthe12thParalympicGames.ItwasoncetheshipyardfortheNorthSeaFleetandthenbecamethepresentOlympicSailingCenterafterreclamation.Nowitisamodernbusinessdistrict,anintegrationofseasports,coastaltourism,entertainment,catering,shoppingandconference,etc.Moreandmoretouristsathomeandabroadareattractedtotravelhere.ItistheuniqueareaofmarinesportsinQingdaoandatthesametime,itreflectsthephilosophy“GreenOlympics,Hi-techOlympicsandHumanisticOlympics”.Thefamousspothereis“YanIslandandAutumnTides”.QingdaoOlympicSailingCenterLaoShan/MountLaoJufengPeak,1133metershighabovesealevel,isthehighestandsteepestresortofLaoshan.Therearethreewondershere:“uninterruptedclouds”,“therisingsun”and“giganticrock”.ItisoneofthebestplacesinChinatoseethesunrise.LongtanwaterfallisinthemiddlereachofBashuiRiverinsouthMountLao.Thewatercomesfromthevalleyof500metershighbetweenTianchadingandNorthHeavenGate.MingxiaHole,about3kmfromTaiqingTemple,isamonggreenbamboosandtrees.TaiqingTempleisafamousTaoismresortwhichhasSanguanhouse,SanqinghouseandSanhuanghouse.Therewillbemuchfuntoseemoonrisingatseahere.HaiqiaoImmolateMound,referstotheEightImmolatesMoundinthesouthofMountLao,auniquenaturallandscapeconsistingofseacaves.ItissaidthattheEightImmolatesoncehadaresthere,soitisnamedas“EightImmolatesMound”.Itishonoredas“theFirstWonderofLaoMountain”becauseofstrongwindandroaringwaves.NaroCaveisanaturalcave,7meterswide,over10metershighanddeep.Thereisaroundhole(likeavolcanicvent)onthetopofthecave,throughwhichthelightcomesin.SuchhugegranitecaveareveryrareinChina.BaiyunCaveliesinthemountainofmorethan400metershighineastMountLao.Thesceneryisbeautifulandfresh.Thecaveiscomposedoffourhugestones:ChinglongStone,WhiteTigerStone,ZhuqueStoneandBasaltStone.Onthetopofthecaveexistsanancientpinecalled“Huagai”,greenbranchescoveringallthecave,thusformingthebeautifulscenery“PineandBaiyunCave”.

LocatedinthenortheastofTaiqingTemple,theLionPeak,consistsofseveralhugestonespiledontopofeachother.Themostspectacularsceneryhereis“SunriseonLionPeak”.

HuaLouMountain,408metershighabovethesealevel,isonesquarepeak,consistingoflayersofrocks.Itiscalled“HuaLou”asitlookslikeahighbuildingintheskyanditisoneofthethreeremarkablestonesamongLaoshan.

BeiJiuShuiliesintheupstreamofBaishaRiver.Theriverbafflesacrossthefootofthemountainforninetimes.Peopleneedtowadeintothewaterwhenpassingby.Peoplecallitone“Shui”foreachwading,soitiscalled“JiuShui”,onemaintouristlineofLaoshanScenicSpot.

ChaoyinWaterfallistheendofBeiJiuShui,surroundedbycliffs.Thereisonecrackinthesoutheasternpart,fromwhichthewaterfallcascadesdown.

Weizan,550metershighabovesealevel,lotsofbamboosandlushpinetrees,stones,riversandsprings,freshandquiet.Itiscalled“FreshBamboosandMusicalSprings”.

PolarOceanWorld

Coveringanareaof202300squaremeters,QingdaoPolarOceanWorldwastotallybuiltbyDalianHaichangGroupCo.,Ltdbyspending1.6billionRMB.Itwashonoredasthenational4AlevelscenicspotinSeptember,2023.Andatthebeginningof2023,itsservicebrand“LoveinthePolarArea”wasevaluatedasthefamousservicebrandofShandongProvince.TherearemainlysixzonesinQingdaoPolarOceanWorld.TherearesixareasinthePolarOceanWorld:PolarOceanZonePolarIceHumanZoneMarineInteractiveZoneOceanCreatureZonePolarMarineAnimalsShowLeisureBusinessDistrictZhongshanPark

Withalonghistoryof90years,ZhongshanParkisthelargestcomprehensiveoneandalsothemostspecialscenicspotofvegetationlandscapeinQingdao.CharacteristicPlants:Cherryblossom,CedarTrees,Peaches,OsmanthusLanternShowandChrysanthemumExhibitionSightseeingCablewaySunWenLotusPondHappyWorld

LuXunPark,isthefirstattractionofHuiquanscenicareaaswellasthemostdistinctiveHarborPark.ItliesinthewestofHuiquanbay,facedwithHuiquanCapeacrossthesea,andcoversanareaof40,000squaremeters.

Scenery:Bay,RocksCluster,TaigaForestandMonkSeal

LuxunParkXinhaoParkIngenuitydesignThethreeredcircularmushroom-shaped

domebuildingssymbolizethreeredtorchesusedtosendsignalsinancientChina.Standingonthebelvedere,youcanseethefullpictureofbeautifulsceneryofQingdao.QingdaoGoldenBeach

TheGoldenBeach,closetotheSouthSea,stretchingeastandwest,3500meterslongand300meterswide,isoneofthelargestandmostbeautifulbeachesinChinawiththefinestsand.Itisspokenhighlyas“Asia'sFirstBeach”andhonoredasthenational4A-levelscenicspot.Facilities

Thereisonelargeundergroundbathingcenterandsixsmallbathingrooms.ItisofficiallyopenfromJuly,1toSeptember15everyyear.Therearemanyareashere,suchasactivityshowingarea,scenicrestarea,bathingservicearea,cateringandshoppingarea,sportsandentertainmentarea,automobilecampingarea,high-endVIPservicearea,andalsomanycolorfulrecreationalactivities,suchasbeachvolleyball,beachfootball,surfing,sailboats,speedboats,diving,bumpercarsandsoon.Festivals:CultureandTourFestival,FootballCultureFestivalandMusicFestival.Besttimetogo:fromMaytoOctoberShilaorenBeach

ShilaorenBeach,oneofthemostbeachesinQingdaocity,isacomprehensiveresortbeach,integratingvacation,sightseeingtour,marinesports,beachsportsandleisureandentertainment.Ithasfourhigh-qualityactivityareas,includingresortbeach,celebrationbeach,sportsbeachandseniormemberbeach.ShilaorenLegend

Accordingtolegend,Shilaorenwasahard-workingandkindfishermanlivingtogetherwithhissmartandprettydaughteratthefootofLaoMountain.Unexpectedly,onedayhisdaughterwasgrabbedtothedragonpalacebyDragonPrince.Theeldermanwasheart-brokenandtheonlythinghecoulddowastocallhisdaughteratthebeachdayandnight.Regardlessofthesurgingseawaterandthepassingoftime,theeldermanstillstayedattheseauntilhishairbecamegrayandhisbackbecamehunched.LatertheDragonKingperformedmagictomaketheelderman’sbodyossifyintoastonewhentheoldmanconcentratedonthinking.Hearingthenews,thegirlwasextremelysadandrushedoutofthepalacetohisstonyfather.Theflowersonherhairwereblowndowntotheislandandtookroottogrow;sincethen,wildwinter-resistanceflowershadexistedonrocks.Whenthegirlwasneartothemountain,theDragonKingperformedmagicagaintoturnherintoahugerock,standinglonelyonthesea.Fromthenon,thefatherandthedaughtercouldonlyseeeachotheracrossthesea.Peoplecalledthishugerockas“Putri”.TsingtaoBeerMuseumBasicinformation

TsingtaoBeerMuseumistheonlybeermuseuminChina.Itsexhibitionareaisupto6,000squaremeters.Establishedintheoldbeerfactory,takingthehistoryandprocessofTsingtaobeerasmainline,itisaconcentrationofthehistoryofChinesebeerindustryandTsingtaobeerandalsoanintegrationofcultureandhistory,manufacturingprocess,beerentertainment,shoppingandcatering.TourAreasHistoryandCultureArea——thecorearea,wheretravelerscanhaveaknowledgeoftheoriginofbeer,longhistoryofTsingtaoBeer,honors,QingdaoInternationalBeerFestivalandthesituationofvisitsfromimportantfiguresbothathomeandabroad.ManufacturingProcessArea——includingoldbuildings,oleequipment,workshopenvironmentandmanufacturingscene.EachvideointheprocesscantelltheproductionprocessandthehistoryofTsingtaoBeervividly.Multi-functionArea.Thefirstflooristhebeer-tastingareaandshoppingcenter,whereyoucanenjoytastingmanydifferentkindsoffreshbeerandbuyingallsortsofsouvenirs.Thesecondflooristherecreationcenter.Theadvanceddesignphilosophyandhi-techmeanscombineinformationandentertainingverywell,providingarelaxingenvironmentforvisitorstolearnaboutthecomplicatedproceduresofbeerbrewing.ChinaNavyMuseum

ItwasalargeandprofessionalnavymuseumorganizedandbuiltbyChineseNavyandalsotheonlymuseum,whichfullyreflectsthedevelopmentofChineseNavy.Itcoversanareaof40,000squaremetersandwasofficiallyopenonOctober,1,1989.IndoorExhibition:HistoryHall,ClothingShowroom,GiftGalleryOutdoorExhibition:Armaments:smallships,airplanes,missiles,navalguns,underwaterweapon,observationandcommunicationequipment,amphibioustanks,etc.ShipExhibitionatsea:medium-sizedwarships,suchasdestroyers,frigatesandconventionalsubmarine,etc.Tickets:inseason(fromApril,1toOctober,31)60RMB;off-season(fromNovember,1toMarch,31)40RMBQingdaoCatholicChurch1）Thechurchwasbuiltin1932andaccomplishedintheyearof1934.Thetoweris56metershigh,thehighestbuildinginShandongProvincebefore1949.AnditistheonlyconsecrationchurchinChina.Thebuildingareais6301.54squaremetersanditismadewithyellowgraniteandconcretebricks.2）Feature:6:00everydayisWeekdayMassand8:00~9:00onSundayisSundayMass.ThepipeorganisonlyusedduringtheSundayMass.Tickets:10RMBQingdaoProtestantChurch

CompletedinOctober23,1910andcoveringanareaof1,000squaremeters,theProtestantChurchisatypicalGermancastle-stylebuilding,consistingofBellTowerandAuditorium.TheBellTower,39metershigh,isalsocalled“WatchBuilding”.GuestHouse1)BuiltfromOctober,1905toOctober,1907,itisoneGermancastle-stylebuildingwithEuropeanroyalstyle.Withelegantmodelling,luxuriousdecoration,beautifulsilhouetteandmagnificentcolor,itisstillinthefrontrankofsinglevillabuildingsinChina.Itisalsocalled“GeneralBuilding”asitwastheofficialresidenceoftheGermanGovernor.2）BuildingConstruction:Onebasement,threestoriesabovegroundTotalbuildingarea:4000squaremetersBrickandSteelStructureGermanclassicalpalacecourtyardGuestHouseQingdaoInfante

MagicKingdom

QingdaoInfanteMagicKingdom,istheonlyandthelargestscienceandtechnology-basedthemeparkinShandongPeninsulaandintheNorthofChinarespectively.

Itsmainentertainmentprojectsare:SkySailor,theLightofLife,ATaoistFable,EscapefromDinoIsland,MagicCastle,MountTanggula,theUndergroundPalacefortheTerraCottaWarriorsandHorsesofQinDynasty,SpaceExpo,TalkShow,Dreamland,Waterworld,Gyroswing,WhirlyTeirlyBeeandSpeedingWindmill,etc.JiaozhouBaySea-crossingBridge

TheQingdaoSea-crossingBridgeacrosstheJiaozhouBay,connectsthetwomainurbanareas(theeastandthewest)ofQingdaotogether.Itstartsfromthestateroad308intheeast,stretchesacrosstheJiaozhouBay,andendsinHongshiyaofHuangdaointhewest.Thetoatallengthisabout35.4km,whichisthesecondlongestoneintheworldafterNingboHangzhouBatBridge(36km).Thewidthofthebridgeis35metersandthedesignisfortwo-waysix-lane.Thebridgeplanstartedin1993butwasputintopracticein2023.TheheightoftheNavagationSpancanbeupto49metersanditswidthis260meterssothat10,000linercanpassthrough.Benefits

Qingdao,HongdaoandHuangdaoarecloselyconnectedbythissea-crossingbridge.Itnotonlyshortens30kmofthedistancefromQingdaotoHuangdao,easingthetrafficpressure,butalsobalancesthetrafficinHongdao.TheaccomplishmentofthisbridgecanincreasethebusinessvolumeoftheQinhaiBay,QingdaoPortandXuejiadaoPort,enhancethecooperationamongthethreeportsandbetterplaytheoverallefficiencyofports.QingdaoSpecialtiesandSnacksQingdaoSpecialties:TsingtaoBeer,LaoshanGreenTea,LaoshanMineralWater,JimoWin