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Qingdao Travel Guide

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Qingdao Facts Click to enlarge, or go for more Qingdao Maps Chinese Name: 青岛市 (qīng dǎo shì) Location: Qingdao, located in the southeast part of Shandong Province, is a beautiful seaside city with clear air and enchanting sea view. This city, bordered by the Yellow Sea on two sides, has the largest bathing beach in Asia and produces the mellow Tsingtao Beer. Population : 9,204,000 Area : 11,282 square kilometers ( 4,356 square miles) Nationalities : Han Administrative Division : 7 Districts (Shinan, Shibei, Huangdao, Laoshan, Licang, Chengyang, Jimo); 3 County-level Cities (Jiaozhou, Pingdu, Laixi) Attractions May 4th Square The red roofs, green trees, blue sea, and azure sky form a bright and colorful picture here. The city is sometimes known as the Switzerland of the Orient. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, the city attracts many visitors with its charming seascape. Sights like the Eight Passes Villas, May ...
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There’s more to the Chinese port city than beer

Chinese ji ke (geeks) came up with gunpowder, mechanical clocks, the compass, the wheelbarrow and a host of other handy everyday objects, and from the looks of things in Qingdao, especially around this time of year, a casual observer might be tempted to think they invented Oktoberfest, too. In point of fact, the Shandong city’s annual tribute to amber nectar started in 1991 and has grown into a month-long suds fest that swamps the Huangdao and Laoshan districts (this year’s instalment runs from July 26 to August 18). Admission is a footling 10 yuan (US$1.5), breweries from around the world pour in to compete with local hero Tsingtao in an attempt to ramp up their market share, and the froth and frolic extend well past dusk. It is billed as Asia’s largest beer binge, and is backed up with mountains of food (bratwurst, baozi, Beijing duck) and a raft of entertainment: think fireworks, music and lissom young things gallivanting about on stage in swimsuits. Too r...
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地点: Qingdao, Shandong, China
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