More info from the World Golf Newswire:

Ten Times Golf & Hot Springs Resort, managed by CHS Hospitality Group and Nicklaus Academies will be hosting the 1st Annual Nicklaus Cup on June 27, 28 and 29, 2013 in Qingdao, China. The event will include a Media Day, a Pro-Am and a Sponsors / VIP Day. Nicklaus Academies will provide clinics and presentations for each of the events (schedule of events to follow).

The Nicklaus Academy Cup will be attended by a number of Certified Nicklaus Academy instructors from around the world. In addition to conducting clinics each day, the Instructors will participate in the Pro-Am tournament as well as participate in a number of round-table forums to exchange ideas and concepts with their international counterparts. The Academy Cup will highlight the proven teaching philosophy of the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf facilities. With over 20-years of success in Asia, and now with facilities open in 10 countries, Nicklaus Academies is in the forefront of delivering the highest quality and most effective golf instruction around the world.

The Nicklaus Academy at Ten Times Resort (www.tentimesresort.com) opened June 2012 and is the official training center for the Shandong Province Golf Team. Lead by Gordy Walker, PGA, the Academy has proven successful in developing programs for the members of Ten Times, guests at the resort, and in conjunction with local schools, a dynamic junior development program.

Relevant Links:
Nicklaus Academy
Ten Times Resort Official Website

Up in the mountains most of the people breaking rocks (dashitou) are from Linyi. These tend to be the absolute nicest guys you ever met. There is a certain conviviality of spirit which they all seem to share. And whenyou bump into them, they share it with you. Consequently, upon departing from an encounter with one of these guys, I always end up feeling happier than before.

There is something inherently good about that.

Which means that there is something inherently good about these people.

Goodness.

None of this helps in any way with the problem of naming these stones. It should be noted that these stones came from the Great Central East Ridge of Xiaozhushan, in Lingshanwei. And in the photos are two, different large piles of boulders. That is not the same pile of boulders shot from different angles. Check out how one pile of boulders has sharp, jutted features shining in the sun.

Also, note the photo with the “balancing rocks.” Here’s my theory:

First of all, Xiaozhushan, after is was created, was eventually submerged at the bottom of the sea. (The oceans rose.) While at the bottom of the sea, the Qingdao mountains became covered in sand. This sand is all right around the bottom of the mountain in Lingshanwei and Qingan. Well, while the sand was there, these boulders in the photo
eroded and fell into a position similar to what you see in the photo— except back then, there was sand everywhere, holding the rock in place.

Eons passed. There was probably a continental lift of land and/or the sea level decreased. Seismic activity could have been involved.

Once the Artistic Stone Creations (for lack of a better name) became *above* the ocean, the sand started washing away with every rain. Finally, all of the sand was washed away, and the rocks collapsed into the artistic stone jive which we see here, but I’m not sure if this theory is correct.

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Laoshan Rocks

In fact, a march through Xiaoshushan next to Lingshanwei will grant punters a chance to see ancient stone relics from the imperial era. Not many realize that Qingdao, so remote from the center of the empire (and in fact, Qingdao did not exist during imperial times), would have such old relics. These can be seen in ancient stone houses, stone bridges, and stone terraces built into the side of the mountain. It’s history at its finest.

On Linghai Road, the central road running through Lingshanwei, lies the Town God Temple. This is a temple devoted to the gods of Lingshanwei, which of course was a very common type of temple during the imperial era. Every city or town had its own gods and temples.

As it were, the Town God temple had a festival the other day, and the festival ended with a parade down Lingshan Road. Traffic was stopped all around, causing many to re-route over ten minutes around the town.

The parade was a splendid public affair. Whenever Lingshanwei has a parade, everyone enjoys it. Linghai Road is the central road in Lingshanwei.

You can say that “everything happens on Linghai Road.”

And so it was on this day. The joyous people in the parade made their way down the street, while everyone from every shop came out to watch. The parade dancers showed their utmost enthusiasm. Dancing lions jumped and made people cheer. We can see some famous faces from Chinese history here…. all on a great morning in Lingshanwei.

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Photos

More from Mark Elliott at Travel Daily Asia:

China’s aviation authorities have approved the launch of a new airline, based in the northeastern port city of Qingdao.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced on its website that it has given the green light to the establishment of Qingdao Airlines. The move follows the recent revision of new airline registration rules, making it easier for new carriers to be established.

The CAAC suspended all new airline applications in 2007, and reinforced the ruling following the crash of a Henan Airways passenger aircraft in 2010.

The revised rules however, mean that the Nanshan Group, which is based close to Qingdao in Shandong province, can proceed with plans for the creation of Qingdao Airlines. The new carrier will be based at Qingdao’s Liuting International Airport, and will initially operate a fleet of Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 jets on domestic routes.

The Nanshan Group will inject CNY550 million (US$89m) into the new airline, with a further CNY250m to be injected by Qingdao Transportation Development Group. Air China’s subsidiary, Shandong Airlines, will supply Qingdao Airlines with CNY200m worth of aircraft.

The creation of Qingdao Airlines would mark the second new airline launch since the CAAC lifted the suspension on the creation of new airlines, following the approval of Yunnan-based Ruili Airlines on 6 May 2013.

More news about CAAC approval of Qingdao Airlines:

CAAC Southeast Regional Administration has checked and given an approval to build Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)-based Qingdao Airlines, which was jointly proposed by Qingdao Municipal Transport Development Group Co., Ltd.(QMTD), Nanshan Group Co., Ltd. (Nanshan Group), and Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. (SC).

The new entity will have a registered capital of 1 billion yuan, of which 55% will be invested by Nanshan Group with 550 million yuan, 25% by QMTD with 250 million yuan and 20% by SC with aircraft. It will operate Boeing B737 or Airbus A320 aircraft and is approved to carry on domestic air passenger and cargo transportation.

CAAC has begun soliciting submissions on Qingdao airlines and said that the approval will be granted unless it is informed of reasonable grounds to reconsider the plan.

The new carrier will initially introduce professional technicians from SC, and employ engineers, flight dispatchers, cabin crew and other staff by open recruitments.

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Liuting Airport

When: May 24, 5.30 pm
Venue: Hyatt Hotel
Address: 88 Donghai Lu
Tickets: Adults 100 yuan (RMB), Students 70, Children 50
Info: 186.6026.7579, 8079.2550

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About St. Ives

Main Image Credit @ Mairie de Carnac / Office de Tourisme de Carnac

When: June 1, 2013, 9 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号
Tickets: 50 yuan (RMB) advance, 60 door

Listen to Zuo You on Douban. Buy advance tickets on Taobao.

Relevant Links:
Zuo You on Site.Douban
Creative 100 Online

When: May 21, 2013, 8 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号
Tickets: 60 yuan (RMB) advance, 80 door

Listen to Brain Failure on Douban. Check out Brain Failure label Modern Sky for more info.

Relevant Links:
Creative 100 Online

Listen to Li Yan on Douban.

When: May 18, 2013, 8 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号
Tickets: 50 yuan (RMB) advance, 60 door

Relevant Links:
Creative 100 Online

When: May 19 to June 18, 2013
Venue: Liangyou Books
Location: 5 Anhui Lu / 安徽路5号

Shot over the time period from the late Qing Dynasty to the 1980s, these photographs are a window into each moment’s historical background, including fashion trends, political environment, social milieu, and more. Check out the event poster and photos from the exhibition below.

Liangyou Books is one of the best places in Qingdao to learn more about Chinese culture and Qingdao history. The bookstore and exhibition space is at 5 Anhui Lu (corner of Guangxi Lu, one block off the coast near Zhan Qiao Pier), connected to the Jiaozhou Post and Telecom Museum.

Relevant Links:
Liangyou on Google Maps
Liangyou on Baidu Maps

More info on Qingdao student Wu Xueli’s achievement:

Wu Xueli, a senior student from Qingdao Technological University in Qingdao City in east China’s Shandong Province, recently received a patent for her utility model of her self-invented isolation bracket for high-rise buildings.

Wu said that the isolation bracket is a kind of layer between the pile foundation and main building and that it acts as a buffer.

Wu said that many buildings built in Sichuan after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake used isolation brackets to reduce the risk of damages from earthquakes. However, she said that the commonly-used isolation bracket is only effective to reduce top-down earthquakes and is not helpful in reducing left-to-right earthquakes. Her invention addresses that problem.

Wu and her five-member team invented a device that will eliminate earthquake energy. According to teachers at the Qingdao Technological University, the isolation bracket is able to resist an 8.0-magnitude earthquake.

(Source: online.sh.cn/Translated by womenofchina.cn)

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Tech University

Movie Info from Yahoo Movies:

Django is a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz. Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda, the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie, the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen, Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival.

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Leo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Genres: Western, Period, Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R (for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity.)

Select Qingdao Movie Theaters

Qingdao Huachen Cineplex (Mykal 8F)
Info: 6670.0700, 6670.0677
Location: View on Google Maps

Broadway Cinemas (Marina City 3F)
Info: 6606.1155, 6606.1160
Website: www.b-cinema.cn
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–Taidong (Walmart)
Info: 8362.5656
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–CBD (Jusco Yanji Lu)
Info: 5556.3939
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Huiquan Cinema
Info: 8286.7219
Website: www.huiquanmovies.com
Location: View on Google Maps

West Coast Cinema (Huangdao Kaifaqu)
Info: 8699.9633
Website: http://theater.mtime.com/
Location: View on Google Maps

Notes:
* Please call ahead or check at the theater as show times vary each day
* Tickets are discounted on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Wanda, Tuesdays at Huachen
* Pre purchase vouchers of approx. half price sold around town in shops such as Hao Yi De convenience stores – look for Movie Tickets On Sale (dianying piao/电影票) sign or posters in shop window. Also found in many of the small shops in the pedestrian underpass near Jusco/Crowne Plaza and Carrefour.

Relevant Links:
Django Unchained Official Website

The mountainous region of Xiaozhushan is an unappreciated wonder of Qingdao. Li Jia He is a village just east of Xiaozhushan, in a valley in a valley. It’s a small village. Usually people out of the mountain region have never heard of it.

The Hills of Qingdao are pleasant… they are so pleasant that sometimes you can’t stand it. You can cut it with a knife, and then with the air blowing off of the sea (yes, the Yellow Sea), it’s just too good to handle. You look down the valley and there’s the sea.

There’s the island, Lingshan Dao right. It’s an overload of too many pleasant things at the same time. “It doesn’t get any better than this.” And then that air. It’s so delicious. Sometimes you fill your lungs with it and smile.

“Kong qi hao!” the peasants here boast. “Shui hao he!”

There are only three villages left in the hills East of Xiaozhushan. Babylon is advancing into the mountains. In a matter of time, all of the ancient culture of the hills will be a memory. These villages are the last link to that ancient past.

Imagine: the villages have been there since Ming times at least. When the villages are destroyed, the people move into apartments. But the apartments, one might say, have the culture of Babylon. So in a way, it’s the final end of a long tradition of Chinese village culture.

Here are some walls and doors of one of these last villages. This village is called Li Jia He, and no, nobody in the village is named Li.

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Qingdao Photos: Xiao Zhu Shan

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Craft Beer in Qingdao
Daxue Lu in Qingdao

Listen to Mao Yi Ge on Douban.

When: May 10, 2013, 8 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号
Tickets: 50 yuan (RMB)

Relevant Links:
Creative 100 Online

When: May 11, 2013 @ 2 pm
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel

From the Qingdao HHH: “Here in Qingdao, every week the Qingdao Hash House Harriers jog, walk, crawl and run a 60 to 90 minute fun run. They follow a trail marked with flour laid out by “hares” which ends at a “Down Down” circle.”

Run No. 327 – Saturday May 11, 2013 – Henrik’s ‘Pre Beijing Marathon’ 10 K Challenge Run!!

Hare/s: Henrik

Costs: Run is RMB 10 for hashers & harriettes. This is a 16+ only Hash, NO HORRORS UNDER 16 ARE ALLOWED!!! is optional and will be at an added cost, shared equally amongst all present, if you decide to stay! There is also another option to have a set Buffet Dinner at RMB 100/person at Thai Me Up at 7 PM BUT you need to warn in directly by TOMORROW May 9, Thursday as they have space for 50 people maximum and need minimum 20 to make the buffet.

Meeting Place and Time: NEW Spring/Summer Start Times – PLEASE PAY ATTENTION to the NEW LATE start time – Meet at Hotel Crowne Plaza lobby at 2 PM for a 2.15 PM SHARP hare off!! We will take bus # 104//304/321 to Da Ju Yuan bus stop (opposite Kilin Crowne Hotel, Shi Lao Ren) The corner of Haikou Lu and Qinling is the run start point, please look out for Hashers on/near the beach side pavement. PLEASE BE AT CROWNE PLAZA ON TIME or be left behind!!

Shi Lao Ren residents/people wanting to go DIRECTLY to the run start please plan to be there NO LATER THAN 2.45-50 pm

Run starts as soon as we all reach the start point, approximately by 3.00 – 3.15 PM

Hare/s say/s: This Saturday we are arranging a 10K run (warm up for The Great Wall Run) together with the Qingdao Hash House Harriers. The run will be open for everybody and Thai Me Up sponsors the prizes below:

• 1st man & woman: set dinner at TMU + bottle of champagne
• 1st man & woman over 45: set dinner at TMU
• 2nd & 3rd place: bottle of wine
• 4th-10th place: A free drink at TMU

Plan to attend? Please RSVP here.

Receding Hareline:
Our hare line looks really healthy as of now BUT, WE STILL NEED HARES for April 6, 20 & 27 !! COME ON, PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME DOWN FOR ONE OF THESE!! It’s about time…..

WE NEED HARES all the time! Please let Von Bierschlampe know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!

Run No. 328 – May 18 – Fran & Shannon
Run No. 329 – May 25 – Straydog “Chris”‘s Laoshan Retreat Run
Run No. 330 – June 1 – ??
Run No. 331 – June 8 – ??
Run No. 332 – June 15 – ??
Run No. 333 – June 22 – ??
Run No. 334 – June 29 – ??

Hash Specials:
We will keep you posted as and when they come up!!

In May – Laoshan Retreat Run – Run No. 329 – May 25
Hared by Straydog “Chris”‘. Overnight stay in the mountains followed by a Sunday morning mountain hike before heading back into town, more details to follow!

Want to volunteer for haring? Know someone who wants to hare? Please contact us.

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On On !!

E: qingdaohhh@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QdHHH – Drinking club with a running problem
Global Hash Trash: www.gthhh.com

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Hash House Harriers Official Website
Crowne Plaza Qingdao Website
Qingdao HHH on Facebook

Fellow Hashers!

Do you feel tired? Do you miss the smell of fresh, clean air? You forgot the sound of silence? You want to be in a place without cars? You want to be out in the wild?

Yes?

Then Pole Beer (Idzy), the Horny Medic (Lisa) and Straydog (Chris) have just the right thing for you! On 25. May we will lead you into the wild. To a place without cars. A place far away from home. With air so clean it will make you dizzy (if combined with beer, anyway). A view of the stars at night that you almost forgot. Sounds tempting? Decide now!

You can only join this run if you sign up in advance!

There are two options available: Basic room for RMB 60 per person. Standard room for RMB 100 per person. What does that include? It includes the bed in a shared room, breakfast and of course the Hash itself. The rooms are simple and clean and you will need to share it with another Hasher. Standard rooms have a private bathroom and shower. Basic rooms have shared bathroom and shower. At signup please give us the name of your room mate. We need at least RMB 50 as a non-refundable deposit to secure your spot and bed.

You can sign up at any Hash before the 25th or if you meet us in private.

Get in touch with Chris for signing up via email: liptau@gmail.com

The run will be our regular length in the mountains. In the evening we will stay at the hotel and have dinner hopefully outside on their terrace. There is organic food from the hotel as well as our own food. We will split the cost of the dinner among the participants, so there will be additional costs.

We will coordinate the dinner with all participants and ask everyone to bring something.

On the next morning you have the choice of either going back into the city directly or join another hike through the mountains.

More details will be sent out to the participants before the run. This email is only to inform you and to ask you to sign up. The hotel is clean but basic. Please keep this in mind when you reserve your bed. Some of the beds are double beds, some are two single beds. And most of all, please keep in mind that you share the hotel with other Hashers!

Reservation/s will be done ONLY by personal payment and signup. Just emailing us will not work!

On on!

Straydog

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On On !!

Von Bierschlampe & Team
(Temporary) Hare Raiser/Trail Master – Qingdao Hash House Harriers

E: qingdaohhh@gmail.com
W: http://qdhhh.eu5.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QdHHH – Drinking club with a running problem

Global Hash Trash: www.gthhh.com

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More photos of models from 2013 Qingdao International Fashion Week

Movie Info from Yahoo Movies:

2077: Jack Harper (Cruise) serves as a security repairmen stationed on an evacuated Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying alien threat who still scavenges what’s left of our planet, Jack’s mission is almost complete. In a matter of two weeks, he will join the remaining survivors on a lunar colony far from the war-torn world he has long called home.

Living in and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, Jack’s soaring existence is brought crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Drawn to Jack through a connection that transcends logic, her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he thought he knew. With a reality that is shattered as he discovers shocking truths that connect him to Earth of the past, Jack will be pushed to a heroism he didn’t know he contained within. The fate of humanity now rests solely in the hands of a man who believed our world was soon to be lost forever.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko
Directed By: Joseph Kosinski
Genres: Action/Adventure, Adaptation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality/nudity)

Select Qingdao Movie Theaters

Qingdao Huachen Cineplex (Mykal 8F)
Info: 6670.0700, 6670.0677
Location: View on Google Maps

Broadway Cinemas (Marina City 3F)
Info: 6606.1155, 6606.1160
Website: www.b-cinema.cn
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–Taidong (Walmart)
Info: 8362.5656
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–CBD (Jusco Yanji Lu)
Info: 5556.3939
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Huiquan Cinema
Info: 8286.7219
Website: www.huiquanmovies.com
Location: View on Google Maps

West Coast Cinema (Huangdao Kaifaqu)
Info: 8699.9633
Website: http://theater.mtime.com/
Location: View on Google Maps

Notes:
* Please call ahead or check at the theater as show times vary each day
* Tickets are discounted on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Wanda, Tuesdays at Huachen
* Pre purchase vouchers of approx. half price sold around town in shops such as Hao Yi De convenience stores – look for Movie Tickets On Sale (dianying piao/电影票) sign or posters in shop window. Also found in many of the small shops in the pedestrian underpass near Jusco/Crowne Plaza and Carrefour.

Relevant Links:
Oblivion Official Website

When: May 14 – 19, 2013
Venue: Qingdao International Convention Center / 青岛国际会展中心
Location: 9 Miaoling Lu / 苗岭路9号
Tickets: 50 yuan (RMB) on May 14, 30 yuan for May 15 – 19

The Qingdao Auto Show is held twice per year, once in Spring and again in Autumn. Also on display at this year’s show are the latest campers, caravans, and RVs for the China car market. Call 8589.6753/6533 for more info.

Relevant Links:
Qingdao International Auto Show Official Website (Chinese)
Qingdao International Convention Center on Google Maps
Qingdao Auto Show Model Photos

More info on The Wave, Muscat’s win in Qingdao

MUSCAT — A nerve-jangling final day’s racing in Fushan Bay saw The Wave, Muscat lock horns with rivals Alinghi and emerge triumphant to retain their China crown of the Extreme Sailing Series 2013 Act 3 in Qingdao, according to a press release issued by Oman Sail yesterday. It was the hardest and closest racing they had ever been part of, said Musab al Hadi, one of five Oman Sail crew who fought hard throughout all four days to return The Wave, Muscat to the top of the podium following the frustrations in Singapore.
Going into the final double pointer race, The Wave, Muscat had a slim four point advantage over the Swiss team, their overnight lead having been whittled down by some outstanding light airs tactics and manoeuvres from skipper Morgan Larson and his team. A classic match race between Larson and Oman Sail’s Leigh McMillan in the final race saw the lead — and Qingdao honours — change hands at crucial times and before the final leg, lying in fourth place The Wave, Muscat looked to be defeated before they made a late surge into second to earn the win.

“It was a bit tense but we are massively relieved to get back on top,” said an exhausted but happy McMillan afterwards. “Morgan in his typical style took us by surprise when we were second or third — we weren’t expecting him to get a move on up and we were caught unaware and took a penalty. “From there it was a real battle with him having a dig at us and us having a dig at him but all the time they were eating into our lead. At the end they pushed us down to fourth at the top mark which would have cost us the trophy but we managed to pull back into second which gave us the win but it was nerve-wracking.”
McMillan paid tribute to his winning team of Pete Greenhalgh, Ed Smyth, Musab al Hadi and Will Howden saying the disruptions at the start of the week, where regular Omani crew Hashim al Rashdi was taken ill with appendicitis and was replaced by Howden, had made little difference to team dynamics. “We are a strong team with Hashim and we are a strong team with Will but we are looking forward to having Hashim back on the boat when he has recovered,” he said.

The high tension involved in successfully defending their Qingdao title when they were being chased so hard by Alinghi had made the contest the hardest and closest in their Extreme careers said Musab al Hadi. “It wasn’t easy and we were a bit nervous on the starts. We were watching Alinghi and they were watching us and the pressure was intense but this was what we had been planning for. “It was the hardest and the closest racing I have ever been part of. But we enjoyed it in the end — the support I had from my friends and family in Oman helped me a lot. There were messages telling me we should keep on pushing and we did.”
Earlier in the day, McMillan who as skipper of The Wave, Muscat plays a vital role in teaching younger sailors at Oman Sail what it takes to compete at the top level, took part in an educational session at the Extreme Club in the Race Village on Fushan Bay. He gave a sailing lesson to 20 Chinese students from Qingdao’s Laoshan Zhonghan and Fushan elementary schools and using Oman Sail’s championship winning Extreme 40 The Wave, Muscat, showed the children a range of basic sailing manouvres to excite their interest in the sport.

The Qingdao win leaves The Wave, Muscat in second place overall on the 2013 Extreme Sailing Series leaderboard, trailing Alinghi by just one point. The two boats will resume their duel in Act 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Turkey from June 20 to 23. “It looks like we could be having a nice little tussle with Alinghi for the rest of the series but they seem to have a magic touch in the very light airs so we need to look at how we can reduce that advantage,” McMillan said.

ESS 2013 Act 3 standings (after Day 4): 1 The Wave, Muscat (OMA) 202 pts, 2 Alinghi (SUI) 200 pts, 3 SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 191 pts, 4 GAC Pindar (NZL) 181 pts, 5 Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 168 pts, 6 Team Korea (KOR) 163 pts, 7 Realteam (SUI) 154 pts, 8 China Team (CHN) 145 pts.

Extreme Sailing Series 2013 overall standings after Act 3, Qingdao

Position / Team / Points

• Alinghi (SUI) 27 points.
• The Wave, Muscat (OMA) 26 points.
• Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 24 points.
• SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 20 points.
• Team Korea (KOR) 16 points.
• GAC Pindar (NZL) 16 points.
• Realteam (SUI) 14 points.
• Team X Invitational 13 points.

Relevant Links:
Extreme Sailing Series

Image Credit @ Lloyd Images

Listen to Mo Xiaopi on Douban. Watch a video on Tudou.

When: June 22, 2013, 8 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号
Tickets: 40 yuan (RMB) advance, 50 door

Relevant Links:
Mo Xiaopi Blog on Sina
Mo Xiaopi on Douban
Mo Xiaopi on Tudou
Creative 100 Online

View the trailer for this movie from Youku below.

Movie Info from Yahoo Movies:

Brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man is pitted against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to a question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Jon Favreau
Directed By: Shane Black
Genres: Action/Adventure, Sequel, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Adaptation
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive content)

Select Qingdao Movie Theaters

Qingdao Huachen Cineplex (Mykal 8F)
Info: 6670.0700, 6670.0677
Location: View on Google Maps

Broadway Cinemas (Marina City 3F)
Info: 6606.1155, 6606.1160
Website: www.b-cinema.cn
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–Taidong (Walmart)
Info: 8362.5656
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–CBD (Jusco Yanji Lu)
Info: 5556.3939
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Huiquan Cinema
Info: 8286.7219
Website: www.huiquanmovies.com
Location: View on Google Maps

West Coast Cinema (Huangdao Kaifaqu)
Info: 8699.9633
Website: http://theater.mtime.com/
Location: View on Google Maps

Notes:
* Please call ahead or check at the theater as show times vary each day
* Tickets are discounted on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Wanda, Tuesdays at Huachen
* Pre purchase vouchers of approx. half price sold around town in shops such as Hao Yi De convenience stores – look for Movie Tickets On Sale (dianying piao/电影票) sign or posters in shop window. Also found in many of the small shops in the pedestrian underpass near Jusco/Crowne Plaza and Carrefour.

Relevant Links:
Iron Man 3 Official Website

Check out this year’s action down at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center next to May 4th Square, the InterContinental Hotel, and Marina City mall.

Watch video of previous Acts in Qingdao below:

Relevant Links:
Extreme Sailing in Qingdao 2011

When: May 4, 2013 @ 2 pm
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel

From the Qingdao HHH: “Here in Qingdao, every week the Qingdao Hash House Harriers jog, walk, crawl and run a 60 to 90 minute fun run. They follow a trail marked with flour laid out by “hares” which ends at a “Down Down” circle.”

Run No. 326 – Saturday May 4, 2013

Hare/s: Mamasan “Angelina” & Jason

Costs: Run is RMB 10 for hashers & harriettes. This is a 16+ only Hash, NO HORRORS UNDER 16 ARE ALLOWED!!! Dinner is optional and will be at an added cost, shared equally amongst all present, if you decide to stay!

Meeting Place and Time: NEW Spring/Summer Start Times – PLEASE PAY ATTENTION to the NEW LATE start time – Meet at Hotel Crowne Plaza lobby at 2 PM for a 2.15 PM SHARP hare off!! We will take bus # 104/110/125/304/321/501 to Haier Lu (海尔路车站) bus stop. Haier Lu/HK Road crossing (海尔路与香港东路) is the run start point. PLEASE BE AT CROWNE PLAZA ON TIME or be left behind!!

Shi Lao Ren residents/people wanting to go DIRECTLY to the run start please plan to be there NO LATER THAN 2.45-50 pm

Run starts as soon as we all reach the start point, approximately by 3.00 – 3.15 PM

Hare/s say/s: This run will be a run to enjoy the Qingdaonese citizen lives. Today I’m still suffering from the jet lag of my Tibet trip, maybe I’ll be much better Saturday morning ^_^. So get ready for another uncertain long run

Plan to attend? Please RSVP here.

Receding Hareline:
Our hare line looks really healthy as of now BUT, WE STILL NEED HARES for April 6, 20 & 27 !! COME ON, PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME DOWN FOR ONE OF THESE!! It’s about time…..

WE NEED HARES all the time! Please let Von Bierschlampe know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
Run No. 327 – May 11 – Henrik’s ‘Pre Beijing Marathon’ 10 K Challenge Run!!
Run No. 328 – May 18 – Fran & Shannon
Run No. 329 – May 25 – Straydog “Chris”‘s Laoshan Retreat Run
Run No. 330 – June 1 – ??
Run No. 331 – June 8 – ??
Run No. 332 – June 15 – ??
Run No. 333 – June 22 – ??
Run No. 334 – June 29 – ??

Hash Specials:
In May – Henrik’s ‘Pre Beijing Marathon’ 10K Challenge – Run No. 327 – May 11!!! This will be a straight 10 K Run. No short cuts, no stops but with time keepers and prizes! (Walkers will set off earlier than the runners but unfortunately, they will not be a part of the 10K challenge and hence will not be entitled to prizes – BUT – in true QdHHH tradition, there will be a post run dinner and after dinner drinks/celebrations at Thai Me Up 7 PM on for those that are interested!

Henrik says:
Just want to remind you all about the 10 Km run. Saturday the 11th we are arranging a 10 km run (warm up for the The Great Wall run) together with the Qingdao Hash.
The run will be open for everybody and Thai Me Up will sponsor the following prices.
1st man & woman: Set dinner at TMU + bottle of champagne
1st man & woman over 45: set dinner at TMU
2nd & 3rd place: bottle of wine
4th-10th place: Free drink at TMU.

The run will start 15:00 from the stone man sculpture at Haikou Lu. The Hash runners will meet at Crown Plaza 14:00 whereafter they take the bus to start line. Everybody is welcome to join the Hash group.

In the evening we will have a buffet dinner at Thai Me Up. It’s open for everybody so you don’t have to do the 10 km if you just are in for Thai Food.

Menu
Spring rolls,
Chicken satay
Plain rice
Fried rice
Pad Thai
Phanaeng
Green curry
Tom Kha kai soup
Tom Yum soup
Cray fish
Dessert
Price per person 100 RMB

Please let us know latest the 9th if you want to join the dinner. We have space for max 50 people and we need minimum 20 to make the buffet.

We look forward to see you – Henrik

In May – Laoshan Retreat Run – Run No. 329 – May 25
Hared by Straydog “Chris”‘. Overnight stay in the mountains followed by a Sunday morning mountain hike before heading back into town, more details to follow!

Want to volunteer for haring? Know someone who wants to hare? Please contact us.

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On On !!

E: qingdaohhh@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QdHHH – Drinking club with a running problem
Global Hash Trash: www.gthhh.com

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Hash House Harriers Official Website
Crowne Plaza Qingdao Website
Qingdao HHH on Facebook

When: April 13 – May 8, 2013
Venue: Liangyou Books
Location: 5 Anhui Lu / 安徽路5号

The depictions of Qingdao on display at Liangyou (in the historical post office building near Zhan Qiao) date from 1975 but remain vivid images of Qingdao’s classic scenery. Shown below are views of the Zhan Shan Temple Pagoda and Old Stone Man in Laoshan district (on poster for event).

Liangyou Books is one of the best places in Qingdao to learn more about Chinese culture and Qingdao history. The bookstore and exhibition space is at 5 Anhui Lu (corner of Guangxi Lu, one block off the coast near Zhan Qiao Pier), connected to the Jiaozhou Post and Telecom Museum.

Relevant Links:
Liangyou on Google Maps
Liangyou on Baidu Maps

When: May 16, 2013, 8.30 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号
Tickets: 50 yuan (RMB) advance, 60 door

Listen to their music on Douban (scroll down for music player). Check out a video of the band below.

Relevant Links:
Creative 100 Online
Hoochie Coochie Gentleman on Douban

Time: May 3, 2013, 8 pm
Venue: Zoom Bar
Address: 105 Jiangxi Road, Fu Yuan Residential Area 江西路105号福苑小区
Info: 131.8898.2999

Check out more info and pics on the making of summer sangria, then come into Zoom and see if we measure up – as it says on Globally Gorgeous (whose photo graces the main image of this post, thanks much), “Sangria contains fruit , so… it’s a great way to get a serving of fruit into your day!”

Oh, and Zoom Bar also has a nice mojito, check out the photo below from the bar. Cheers, salud, and chin chin!

Relevant Links:
Sangria Sangria Recipe

Please exercise caution folks, especially during windy and high wave conditions, as there are far too many stories of people unfamiliar with the sea getting carried away and not coming back to land. Just fyi. Thanks good samaritans!

China Daily captioned the above photo by Li Zhiyong @ Asianewsphoto: “Two men rescue a woman from a rock where she was stuck after the tide rose near a beach in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Monday. The woman was too excited to heed the danger after seeing the sea for the first time, according to a police officer who participated in the rescue.”

Relevant Links:
Migrant Workers Save Drowning Woman in Qingdao
Sea Rescue Qingdao

Who: Qingdao Jonoon vs. Hangzhou Greentown
When: May 4, 2013 (3:35 pm Kick off)
Venue: Tiantai Stadium

Come out and root for the home squad at historic Tiantai Stadium near Zhongshan Park in Qingdao. Tickets are available at the stadium, check the west side for the outdoor orange tents set up for ticket vending.

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Jonoon Official Website
Tiantai Stadium
Hangzhou Greentown Official Website

Call 8590.6232 in Qingdao for more info. Listen to the music of Abaji here.

When: April 25, 6 pm
Venue: 6 pm @ Ocean University (Laoshan) / 海洋大学崂山区
Address: 238 Songling Lu, Sport Stadium, 2F / 松岭路238号

When: April 26, 9 pm
Venue: Ocean University (Shinan) / 海洋大学市南区
Address: Hong Kong East Road, H building, 3F / 香港东路, H楼, 3F

More info from Abaji on his record Origine Orients:

I decided to record this project very quickly, in two days, with a very precise idea: one and unique take for each song… All the instruments would be played all together without re recording and no corrections possible.

A few days before D day, here I am with plenty of songs and instruments wanting to be in and an idea makes its way: sing in the five languages of my family… Five languages for my fifth album, it makes sense, doesn’t it?!

French, that is akwardly my mother tongue. In fact it was the minority’s language under the Ottoman Empire where my parents came from: my father of Armenian, Greek and Syrian origins born in Smyrna and my mother born in Istanbul from Armenian and Syrian origins.

Arabic, the language of the city where I was born: Beyrut and the language of eternal friendship.
Turkish, that language that made me laugh as my mom spoke it with her mother and sisters hoping that we, the kids, didn’t understand a thing.

Greek, that my mother and my father spoke to say those beautiful words of love.

Armenian, this hidden root that found its way through the rocks and slaughters, language that I don’t speak but language that found an immense resonance in my soul.

So here I am in the middle of a large studio, microphones all around my instruments. I can play the way I feel, as if I was playing on stage! No corrections. Emotion is the only goal to tell my “Origine Orients”, my love of the deserts and the Mediterranean sea, so many spaces with a same and unique musical root, the Amân. The Amân is that feeling of beauty expressed by our people when grace touches them.

Here I am, ready to tell you in music the Story of my Orients and of their Origin.

Relevant Links:
Alliance française de Qingdao