Guantao Lu is part of the German heritage in Qingdao that is being preserved and marketed for tourism. The street is on the northern end of Zhongshan Lu.

This area used to be something like Qingdao’s Wall Street and financial center.

There’s also the old Danish consulate in the area as well.

There has been some mixed reaction from the German community here because the area consists of buildings that were built after the Germans had already left Qingdao.

Still, Guantao Lu is basically a nice part of town and it’s worth the stroll up Zhongshan Lu.

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