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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.

Qingdao Photos: Taipingjiao

Taipingjiao is on the eastern end of the European style residential quarter called Badaguan in Qingdao.

Made in Qingdao: Laoshan Cola

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

Qingdao Artist: Lv Nan

Lv Nan (吕楠) is an artist from Qingdao. Check out some of her works here.

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.

Qingdao Photos: Joe Whittingham

Check out a series of photos taken during a visit to Qingdao by Joe Whittingham.

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 Photos: Lin Xun

View a series of photos taken by Qingdao born and raised photographer Lin Xun.

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”.

Qingdao Photos: Lunar

Check out a series of Qingdao sky photos taken by Lunar.

Qingdao Photos: Edward Pan

Summer is in season forever in these nature photos taken in Qingdao by Edward Pan.

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.

Qingdao Artist: Li Lan

Li Lan (李兰) is an artist from Qingdao currently teaching at Qingdao University.

Made In Qingdao: Bullet Trains

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

Da Mao Thrills 100

Hassa documented the catwalk directed by Qingdao artist Da Mao (Big Cat/大猫) at Creative 100.

Qingdao Artist: Wang Yan Yu

A profile of Qingdao artist Wang Yan Yu.

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.

Qingdao Artist: Maruko

Check out a selection of work from Qingdao born and raised Maruko, aka Wan Zi.

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.

Qingdao Artist: Sun Yong

Sun Yong (孙勇) is a Qingdao native currently residing in Beijing. Check out some of his illustrations of Qingdao’s ‘Old Town’.

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.

Qingdao Artist: Pan Wenyi

Pan Wenyi loves to paint, as evidenced by the incredible amount of canvases packed into his home studio in Taidong.

Qingdao Photos: German History

Qingdao’s short history has seen quite a lot of international influence. Check out some old photos and postcards of Qingdao from back in the day.

Liyuan Tour

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