Author: Marcus

Snow Season

Qingdao Adventures reports on skiing and snowboarding conditions in Shandong and further north.

Qingdao Photos: Marcus Murphy

Photos of the city sights by an old Qingdao Hand.

Temple Town

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

Qingdao Birdspotting

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

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 Postcards at Municipal Archives

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

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’.

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).

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.”

Liyuan Lost

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

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.

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).