Category: Featured
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.
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!
The Catholic Church in Qingdao’s Old Town used to be the most prominent feature of the Qingdao skyline.
Da Wei went for a walk in Qingdao and took these photos, circa July 2016.
Recently came across a honey seller on Guanxiang Shan, in the neighbourhood of the Old Observatory Hostel.
Yesterday a friend took us out to Laoshan – here are the doors in the village near the coast.
Check out Time Capsule in Qingdao, a vintage shop with cool stuff from the 50’s through the 80’s.
Rachel Ashe came to China to simultaneously teach and learn. Here are some of her impressions of Qingdao.
RTA-Office recently designed a project for Nanjing Lu in Qingdao that takes inspiration from pint sized beer glasses.
Surveillance (Mai Fu/埋伏) is a 1997 crime thriller by Huang Jianxin that was filmed in Qingdao.
One of the most striking features of new Qingdao is the May Winds sculpture that signifies the May 4th movement.
Ocean Heaven starring Jet Li was filmed in Qingdao in 2009. It is now being shown at Broadway Cinemas and other theaters around China.
Chinese Style Divorce (Zhong Guo Shi Li Hun/中国式离婚) is a popular TV series from 2004 that was shot in Qingdao.
Check out these photos of Qingdao taken by Leroy W. Demery Jr. when he was traveling around China as a student in 1983.
Looking to see vigilante justice handed down on the streets of Qingdao? Look no further than The Underdog Knight (硬汉).
The Port of Qingdao ranks second in China for foreign trade shipping volume, first for iron ore and crude oil. It’s a regular bellwether for the state of Chinese industrial demand.
Beijing has its hutongs, Shanghai is home to shikumen. Lesser known is an architectural form in Qingdao called liyuan.
Qingdao is the hometown of some of the most famous film and TV stars in China – check out our Top 5 list.