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Arctic Blogger Mia Bennett writes about Qingdao’s role in the future of the Polar Silk Road, part of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Qingdao continues to connect the city with surrounding areas via a new elevated rail line through Laoshan.
Qingdao is home to a nice collection of sakura planted in Zhongshan Park before WWII by Japanese occupiers.
Did you know that Qingdao is the home to one of the world’s top locomotive and passenger train car manufacturers that supplies equipment to Hong Kong, Chicago, Buenos Aires, and more?
This bare chested (and fit!) Qingdaonese is handing over a bag of frothy goodness in the grandest of Qingdao traditions – Tsingtao Beer in a plastic bag. Straws available upon request!
A decent place to take a break from the everyday shopping experience in Qingdao, and the supermarket on B1 has a lot of goods that you probably cannot find elsewhere in Qingdao.
Every once in a while something from the days of the German occupation of Qingdao crops up on the net. Check out this copper plaque showing the Port of Qingdao (Hafen von Tsingtau).
The original Qingdao Camera Factory was located on Yan An San Lu and is no longer in existence. Check out this photo from the early 90’s.
Travel time between Jinan and Qingdao will be just 1 hour by high speed rail when the new line is completed some time around the end of 2018.
Phenomenal happenings in Qingdao have made the international news cycle in the USA. Check out a video of a mirage near Qingdao’s Beach Number 1.
Qingdao offers some great consumer choices, from modern shopping malls to international supermarket brands.
The Qingdao International Beer Fest takes place every summer in Laoshan district, Qingdao.
Qingdao is one of the most important success stories of China’s economic miracle, and according to the World Bank, one of China’s six “Golden cities”.
The Catholic Church in Qingdao’s Old Town used to be the most prominent feature of the Qingdao skyline.
Wow, Qingdao has been ranked number 1 on a list of livable cities in China.
Da Wei took a couple trips around Qingdao recently and came back with these thoughts and some pics.
Foggy topped towers, views of the Winds of May on May 4 Square, construction cranes…
Spring Festival brings with it a ton of ordnance, a blanket of work stoppage, and a great excuse for a huge party.
Check out a set of Qingdao photos taken from an airplane flying over the Dao.
Little Chinese New Year (Xiao Nian/小年) will be celebrated in Qingdao on the last half moon of the year.
A brief Q and A on life in Qingdao, with a focus on transportation and housing.
Mid-Autumn Festival is an annual Chinese holiday on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
Check out some images from Qingdao circa September 2015 showing off the Autumn blue skies.
Recently came across a honey seller on Guanxiang Shan, in the neighbourhood of the Old Observatory Hostel.
One of the more popular seashore parks in Qingdao is the Sculpture Park in Laoshan district.
Vicky Song becomes the first Chinese woman to circumnavigate the globe as Qingdao Clipper sails into London.
Check out Huangxian Lu, off Daxue Lu near Strong Ale Works and Ocean University. There is a spate of cafes, hostels, and bars in this area. It is…
Seen around Qingdao: Big Buddha nested in a man made cave near Tuandao in the Badaxia area (aka Xi Zhen).
Recently Camphor Press sent in a couple of excerpts from their recently publication Aviator of Tsingtao.
Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
Check out Time Capsule in Qingdao, a vintage shop with cool stuff from the 50’s through the 80’s.
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek exhibition about the end of the German colony of Tsingtao.
Qingdao was a popular hang out for authors in the 1930’s, including Yu Dafu, who visited in 1934.
Aviator of Tsingtao: Part Two. Excerpt courtesy of Camphor Press.
A sunflower in downtown Qingdao springs up in the shadow of the Holiday Inn on Xuzhou Lu.
Amanda demonstrates the perfect form for using chopsticks during a dinner in Badaguan, Qingdao.