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Liyuan Tour

Photos of and around Qingdao’s unique architecture type, the liyuan.

Shot in Qingdao: The Underdog Knight

Looking to see vigilante justice handed down on the streets of Qingdao? Look no further than The Underdog Knight (硬汉).

Study in Qingdao

Qingdao is a great place to study subjects ranging from Mandarin to Marine Biology. Get more info on the major universities of Qingdao.

Qingdao Artist: Leah Wong

Leah Wong (王丽华) is an artist from Qingdao. Check out some of her works.

Qingdao History: Tombstone News

Background and updates on the present day whereabouts of some of the tombstones from the original International Cemetery in Qingdao.

US Marines in Qingdao

“We were told to pack our gear, and to load the ships. That was all we knew.”

Qingdao Port, Bellwether

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.

Joz? Whatever

A regular contributor to QINGDAO(nese) wonders, “Am I the only Joz in the world?”

Village Life: Da Nian 30

The day of 三十 was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. It was a great pleasure for me to ride around taking pictures of people enjoying the holiday.

Liyuan Lost

Beijing has its hutongs, Shanghai is home to shikumen. Lesser known is an architectural form in Qingdao called liyuan.

Laoshan Green Tea

An ancient Chinese proverb says, “Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one.”

Village Life: Wedding

A recap of experiences and insights at a wedding in a Chinese village near Huangdao Development Zone, a part of Qingdao.

Qingdao Travelogued

Qingdao was recently featured in a 3 part series on CCTV-9’s travel show Travelogue… an extensive view, even Huangdao gets a visit!

Weather Report

Weather Report, the name of both an excellent band and an epic song, is also the latest feature on QINGDAO(nese).

Llamaspace Blogged

Liuzhao’s photos of Qingdao band The Dama Llamas featured on the front page of the Myspace.cn blog, Jan 26. Check it out!

Tsingtao Medicinal

Stumbled across on Youku, this old promo video for Tsingtao Beer is an interesting retro look at the wonders of our favorite local refreshment.

Streets of Qingdao: Guantao Lu

Last weekend I went out to Guantao Lu, the new ‘German street’, and took a few pictures.

Qingdao School For The Blind

Find out more information about the Qingdao School For The Blind.

China 公社

China 公社 (China Gongshe) is a great place to while away an afternoon in Qingdao drinking China’s favorite beverage.

Fab Five

Qingdao is an economic powerhouse. Here are five top consumer brands from Qingdao companies.

Hā Jiu!

Speak fast, use a lot of fourth tones, throw in some pirate-esque arrr and a few fluid th sounds and you will be speaking like a Qīngdǎoyín in no time. Learn more about speaking like a QINGDAO(nese).

Tsingtao Qingdao

Find out more about the name of the city Qingdao and the beer Tsingtao.

Sit on the Sofa!

This is the inaugural post on Qingdaonese.com, and in keeping with local customs, I’d like to declare that I sit on the sofa!