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Qing Ming

Qing Ming (清明节) is a day to pay respects to ancestors and mark the onset of Spring.

Streets of Qingdao: Taidong San Lu

For shopping, people watching, and one of the best night markets in Qingdao, visit the Taidong San Lu Pedestrian Street.

Temple Town

Check out some information on Qingdao temples both in town and around Laoshan.

Streets of Qingdao: Yunxiao Lu

Yunxiao Lu is a street in downtown Qingdao known for its many restaurants.

Qingdao Sister and Friendly Co-op Cities

Qingdao has Sister City guanxi with cities around the world.

Qingdao Birdspotting

The Ancient Murrelet spotted in Qingdao for the first time since 1992 according to the Qingdao Evening Newspaper.

Qingdao Liuting International Airport

The Qingdao Liuting International Airport was Qingdao’s main civil airport until August of 2021, when all air traffic to/from Qingdao was redirected to its replacement, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.

Lantern Festival

Chinese Lantern Festival (Yuan Xiao Jie/元宵节) brings light and sweet tang yuan on February 17.

Qingdao Suburbs: Jimo, Laixi, Pingdu

Qingdao’s satellite cities of Jimo, Laixi, and Pingdu are shaping up to be comfy suburbs of an increasingly urban metropolis.

Qingdao To Do: Bowling

Find out where the Dude might be hanging out in Qingdao.

Qingdao is a City of Movement

One of the most striking features of new Qingdao is the May Winds sculpture that signifies the May 4th movement.

Streets of Qingdao: Shandong Lu

Shandong Lu is one of the main roads of the new CBD in Qingdao.

Tian Hou Gong

Tian Hou Gong (天后宫) is a temple in Qingdao originally built in 1467.

Xiao Yu Shan

Xiao Yu Shan (Little Fish Hill/小鱼山) is a traditional style Chinese pagoda that has become one of Qingdao’s modern icons.

Streets of Qingdao: Daxue Lu

Daxue Lu is an historic road in Qingdao that runs north from coastal Taiping Lu past the old campus of Ocean University.

Singles Day 11.11

Singles Day (Guang Gun Jie/光棍节) in China is an informal holiday that takes its inspiration from the four 1’s in the date 11.11.

Qingdao Grand Theatre

Qingdao’s largest performing arts center is near Shilaoren (Old Stone Man/石老人) in Laoshan district.

Bird Up

Yesterday on the front page of Qingdao’s Morning Newspaper (Qingdao Zaobao/青岛早报) was an article about the illegal trapping of birds.

Made in Qingdao: Laoshan Cola

Laoshan Cola (崂山可乐) is Qingdao’s homegrown alternative to Coke.

Qingdao Supermarkets

Happy shopping is the motto of many supermarkets in Qingdao. To orientate those new in Qingdao, here’s a list of the major outlets in the city.

Impressions of Qingdao: Burabura

Impressions of a recent trip to Qingdao on Burabura.me: bags of beer, beaches, and clouds.

Qingdao By The Numbers

114, 532, 12580, 1903… What’s it all mean? Qingdao by the numbers.

Made In Qingdao: Double Star

Qingdao Double Star (Shuang Xing/双星), sponsor of the local CBA team, makes old school Chinese style sneakers in factories around Qingdao.

Made in Qingdao: Epiphone Guitars

Epiphone guitars have been made in Qingdao by Gibson since 2002. Find out more here.

Qingdao Declaration on Sailing

The 2010 Olympic Sailing Cities Mayors International Sailing Summit Forum issued the Qingdao Declaration on International Sailing Sports.

Tsingtao Bottoms Up

The Taidong brewmasters are cooking up something that gives Tsingtao Brewery Co. more profit in addition to passion, dreams, and success.

Impressions of Qingdao: Nancy Loo

Chicago TV personality Nancy Loo recently visited Qingdao and learned to love this “geographical gem”.

Tsingtao Beer: Collectible Cans

Check out a new can design for Tsingtao Beer featuring Qingdao’s famous Zhan Qiao Pier.

Qingdao La Mian

Qingdao now has a website especially devoted to the great noodles of northwest China, Lanzhou la mian, called Qingdaolamian.com.

Impressions of Qingdao: Serena Donnelly

An excerpt from the blog of a former Liaocheng (Shandong) resident gives props to life in China.

Made in Qingdao: Solar Panels

Solar panels are one of the great bright hopes of the future for clean, sustainable energy, and they’re made in Qingdao.

Huangdao 114

Get the 114 on the Huangdao area, including Kaifaqu and Xuejiadao in Qingdao’s Development Zone.

Qingdao, China: A Bouldering Destination

Qingdao is becoming one of the most popular bouldering and rock climbing areas of China.

Impressions of Qingdao: Beer Festival

Check out this post from Battered Leather Journal about experiencing the Qingdao International Beer Festival.

Qingdao Postal Museum

The building on the northeast corner of the Anhui Lu – Guangxi Lu intersection is the Qingdao Post and Telecommunications Museum.

Made In Qingdao: Bullet Trains

Making China’s high speed rail dreams come true, CSR and Bombardier Sifang produce bullet trains “made in Qingdao”.

Are you on QQ?

QQ, China’s most popular instant messaging system, has been called “the MSN killer that’s made in China”.

Shot in Qingdao: Ocean Heaven

Ocean Heaven starring Jet Li was filmed in Qingdao in 2009. It is now being shown at Broadway Cinemas and other theaters around China.

Lao She Museum in Qingdao

The Camel Xiangzi Museum on Huangxian Lu in Qingdao commemorates the former residence of the famous author Lao She (老舍).

Tsingtao Beer: English Ads in China

Tsingtao Beer is making a splash in Shanghai at the Expo 2010 with ads that use English as the prominently featured language.

Impressions of Qingdao: Day 21

From the travel blog called Battered Leather Journal, here’s an entry entitled Day 21: Welcome to Qingdao.

Qingdao Museum

The Qingdao Municipal Museum is an often overlooked yet valuable cultural resource, and well worth a visit.

Qingdao Parks

Now that warmer weather is here, it’s a good time to get out and about. Here’s a rundown of some of the best parks in Qingdao.

Badahu in Qingdao

Badahu (Eight Big Lakes/八大湖) is one of the nicest neighborhoods in Qingdao.

Port of Call

Residents and visitors alike all realize the great potential of Qingdao as one of the best holiday spots in Asia.

Qingdao Postcards at Municipal Archives

The Qingdao Municipal Archives recently opened an expansive exhibition of hundreds of historical postcards gathered from around the world.

Shot in Qingdao: Chinese Style Divorce

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.

Qingdao Photos: Demery ’83

Check out these photos of Qingdao taken by Leroy W. Demery Jr. when he was traveling around China as a student in 1983.

Streets of Qingdao: Xianggang Lu

The main street through Qingdao’s modern downtown area is called Xianggang Lu (香港路/Hong Kong Road) after the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997.

Streets of Qingdao: Qingdao Lu

Qingdao Lu is a short but significant road in Qingdao, running from the old municipal government building to the coast near Zhan Qiao Pier.