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The Aviator of Tsingtao – Part Two

Aviator of Tsingtao: Part Two. Excerpt courtesy of Camphor Press.

Qingdao By Any Other Name

Dao Cheng, Sailing City, Qindao, Tsingtau, Quingdao. What’s in a name?

The Aviator of Tsingtao – Part One

John Ross, author of Formosan Odyssey and You Don’t Know China, shares insight about Gunther Plüschow.

Qingdao Ren: Lao Zhu

Lao Zhu, aka Zhu Jianguo, is an actor from Qingdao.

Qingdao Spring Beach

Only in Qingdao can one go to the beach in March, in a coat, and dig in the sand.

Qingdao Photos: Lao Tsingtao

Qingdao’s collection of turn of the century architecture gives evidence that it was once a German concession/colony on the Yellow Sea.

Qingdao Metro Subway Map

Qingdao Metro subway Line 3 to be complete at the end of 2015.

Snow Season

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

Qingdao Soar Auto Spotting

Soar Auto made some Rolls Royce inspired vehicles that are showing up around China.

Daytime Morning Moon

Such a perfect morning blue sky. Inside the sky is the faintest, most touching moon. The photos try to capture it. They do not succeed.

Qingdao’s Water Season

The life of the mountains in Qingdao is deeper than most people assume… right now, we are in the midst of Water Season.

Nestlé Makes NESCAFÉ in Laixi

Nestlé announces the opening a NESCAFÉ plant in Laixi just north of Qingdao.

Qingdao Algae Press Proliferates

News of the algae bloom in Qingdao proliferates like, well, an algae bloom.

Return of the Green 2013

Enteromorpha prolifera turns up on Qingdao beaches just in time for the summer season. Christmas in July?

Impressions of Qingdao: Rachel Ashe

Rachel Ashe came to China to simultaneously teach and learn. Here are some of her impressions of Qingdao.

QD Traffic Bureau Gets On Taobao

The Traffic Management Bureau of the Qingdao Municipal Gov’t now handles licenses and plates on Taobao.com.

Qingdao Photos: Lingshanwei Parade

Of all the wonderful places in Qingdao, Lingshanwei Town is one of the classics.

QD Student Gets Anti-Quake Patent

Qingdao Tech University student Wu Xueli gets a patent for earthquake mollifying isolation model.

Walls and Doors of Li Jia He

The mountainous region of Xiaozhushan is an unappreciated wonder of Qingdao. Usually people have never heard of it.

Stranded at Sea in Qingdao

This happens more than one may think – please be careful when playing in the sea around Qingdao (or anywhere else for that matter).

QD Dairy Co. Factory in France

Qingdao based Synutra will make dairy products at a new factory in France: cheese for Europe, whey for China.

Tsingtao Sponsors WK Bikes

Tsingtao Beer gets involved in British motorbike racing to expand brand awareness around the world.

Beckham in Qingdao

David Beckham visited Qingdao and played football at Tiantai Stadium on March 22, 2013.

Shan Shen, The Mountain Spirits

Shan Shen, the mountain spirits are said to watch over the mountains.

Qingdao Desalination Model

Qingdao desalination plant able to create 100,000 cubic meters of drinking water a day from seawater.

Market Day

Thoughts on the outdoor market tradition fading away: “The old ways will be gone, and probably very soon.”

Terraces of Xiao Zhu Shan

Check out some info and photos of the historical terraces of Xiao Zhu Shan in Huangdao Development Zone of Qingdao.

Made in Qingdao: Huang Xiaoming

Check out “China’s number one heartthrob” (中国第一小生), Qingdao native Huang Xiaoming.

Qingdao Photos: Bygone Days

A set of images showing Qingdao in the mid 80’s from the blog Where Five Valleys Meet.

Huangdao Snowprints

Photos from Huangdao: Snowprints of Man, Beast, Machine.

Pint Sized Towers on Nanjing Lu

RTA-Office recently designed a project for Nanjing Lu in Qingdao that takes inspiration from pint sized beer glasses.

Tsingtao Beer/Bière/啤酒

Wherein we inquire: what kind of beer is Tsingtao and just what exactly is the ABV? Might vary depending on where you drink it.

Qingdao Adds Sister City Pattaya

Qingdao and Pattaya hookup in time for the Expo 2014 in Qingdao. Thai consulate coming to Qingdao?

Hyatt Regency QD @ Shilaoren Beach

Check out the Hyatt Regency Qingdao on Shilaoren Beach in Laoshan district of Qingdao.

Qingdao Buys Into Saab

The city of Qingdao strikes a deal with Chinese-Swedish businessman Kai Johan Jiang for a 22 percent stake in Saab.

Tsingtao Fiction

A bit of historical fiction stretching back to the time of US Marines in Qingdao by Buzz Harcus.

Haier Rules Again

Qingdao-based multinational Haier ranked 1st by Euromonitor for 4th year in a row.

Qingdao Expo 2014

The International Horticulture Expo will be held in Qingdao from April to October 2014.

Tunnel To Connect Jimo-Yangkou Thru Laoshan

Proposed tunnel to connect Yangkou and Jimo would blast through Laoshan for the Blue Silicon Valley project.

The Cloud Line

The mountains of Qingdao are barely large enough to be called mountains…

FIU To Teach Spanish @ QDU

Florida International University (FIU) prepares for Qingdao University students to study Spanish in China and the US.

Qingdao Orders Big Nose Buses

Qingdao students will be riding in style on some new big nose yellow buses for the commute between home and school.

Made in Qingdao: Huishan Zhang

Check out the collections of Huishan Zhang, a world class fashion designer born in Qingdao.

The Typhoon in Qingdao

It’s good to respect typhoons. If you show them proper deference, they will be good to you.

Qingdao Seen: Fire Water

Last week a fire broke out on the roof of Building 2 in Creative 100 on Nanjing Lu.

Qingdao Sailing Photo Exhibition

Enter the Qingdao Sailing Photo Exhibition by July 1, 2012 for a chance to win up to 3000 USD in prize money.

Cars Love QD

Check out an affectionate version of a Qingdao car plate. 鲁 or 岛, which do you prefer?

Qingdao @ Times Square

A 60-second video of Qingdao will be displayed on the giant screen in NYC’s Times Square from now until May, 2013.

Made in Qingdao: Xander Zhou

Qingdao born and bred fashion designer Xander Zhou showed his latest work at London Men’s Fashion Week on June 15, 2012.

Haitian Hotel is History

The Haitian Hotel on Hong Kong West Road is history. Both towers of the Chinese-Japanese joint venture hotel in Qingdao are coming down.