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One of the most striking features of new Qingdao is the May Winds sculpture that signifies the May 4th movement.
Xiao Yu Shan (Little Fish Hill/小鱼山) is a traditional style Chinese pagoda that has become one of Qingdao’s modern icons.
Daxue Lu is an historic road in Qingdao that runs north from coastal Taiping Lu past the old campus of Ocean University.
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’s largest performing arts center is near Shilaoren (Old Stone Man/石老人) in Laoshan district.
Taipingjiao is on the eastern end of the European style residential quarter called Badaguan in Qingdao.
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.
Check out a series of photos taken during a visit to Qingdao by Joe Whittingham.
Qingdao Double Star (Shuang Xing/双星), sponsor of the local CBA team, makes old school Chinese style sneakers in factories around Qingdao.
Epiphone guitars have been made in Qingdao by Gibson since 2002. Find out more here.
View a series of photos taken by Qingdao born and raised photographer Lin Xun.
The 2010 Olympic Sailing Cities Mayors International Sailing Summit Forum issued the Qingdao Declaration on International Sailing Sports.
The Taidong brewmasters are cooking up something that gives Tsingtao Brewery Co. more profit in addition to passion, dreams, and success.
Chicago TV personality Nancy Loo recently visited Qingdao and learned to love this “geographical gem”.
Summer is in season forever in these nature photos taken in Qingdao by Edward Pan.
Check out a new can design for Tsingtao Beer featuring Qingdao’s famous Zhan Qiao Pier.
Qingdao now has a website especially devoted to the great noodles of northwest China, Lanzhou la mian, called Qingdaolamian.com.
An excerpt from the blog of a former Liaocheng (Shandong) resident gives props to life in China.
Solar panels are one of the great bright hopes of the future for clean, sustainable energy, and they’re made in Qingdao.
Get the 114 on the Huangdao area, including Kaifaqu and Xuejiadao in Qingdao’s Development Zone.
Qingdao is becoming one of the most popular bouldering and rock climbing areas of China.
Check out this post from Battered Leather Journal about experiencing the Qingdao International Beer Festival.
The building on the northeast corner of the Anhui Lu – Guangxi Lu intersection is the Qingdao Post and Telecommunications Museum.
Li Lan (李兰) is an artist from Qingdao currently teaching at Qingdao University.
Making China’s high speed rail dreams come true, CSR and Bombardier Sifang produce bullet trains “made in Qingdao”.
Hassa documented the catwalk directed by Qingdao artist Da Mao (Big Cat/大猫) at Creative 100.
Ocean Heaven starring Jet Li was filmed in Qingdao in 2009. It is now being shown at Broadway Cinemas and other theaters around China.
The Qingdao Municipal Museum is an often overlooked yet valuable cultural resource, and well worth a visit.
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.
Residents and visitors alike all realize the great potential of Qingdao as one of the best holiday spots in Asia.
The Qingdao Municipal Archives recently opened an expansive exhibition of hundreds of historical postcards gathered from around the world.
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 a selection of work from Qingdao born and raised Maruko, aka Wan Zi.
Zhou Hui is an artist drawing portraits, buildings, and water scenes from around Qingdao and Europe.
Background and updates on the present day whereabouts of some of the tombstones from the original International Cemetery in Qingdao.
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.
Beijing has its hutongs, Shanghai is home to shikumen. Lesser known is an architectural form in Qingdao called liyuan.
An ancient Chinese proverb says, “Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one.”
Qingdao was recently featured in a 3 part series on CCTV-9’s travel show Travelogue… an extensive view, even Huangdao gets a visit!
Stumbled across on Youku, this old promo video for Tsingtao Beer is an interesting retro look at the wonders of our favorite local refreshment.