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Paintings by Qingdao artist Zhu Xianwei will be shown at Prince Henry Hotel in Qingdao from May 19 to 31, 2012. This exhibition is part of the New Youth series of art exhibitions by the Qingdao Contemporary Art Center. Check out the ground floor coffee shop at the hotel for more info. For directions to the venue, see [...]

The Qingdao Grand Theatre is in Laoshan district near the Qingdao International Convention Center and the Old Stone Man (Shilaoren/石老人).

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Student, mother, all around wonderkind Ulrike Gerber and her friends stumbled upon some discarded figures in the underbrush on a nondescript street in Qingdao. Check out images from the Qingdao “Pirate Series” below.

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Spotlight on Qingdao artist Pan Wenyi at his home studio in Taidong. Pan’s prolific output is evidenced by the stacks of finished canvases, even filling the kitchen to the point of not being able to cook at home (see photos below). During the visit to his home/workspace, Pan Laoshi talked about his approach to painting – improvisational, [...]

Qingdaophoto.com showcases Qingdao photos by a Sailing City native, Merlin Fisher (aka Yu Da Chu/俞大厨). The Qingdao themed website features photos of Qingdao sights, scenes, and people, including an extensive section on the city’s historical buildings that were built during German and Japanese occupations of Qingdao before Liberation. Old Town sights include the Japan Stock Exchange, HSBC Corp., [...]

Qingdao’s first division Chinese Super League football club Qingdao Jonoon (青岛中能) plays at home against Guizhou Renhe on April 29, 2012. Guizhou Renhe were formerly called Shaanxi Renhe . Come out and root for the home squad at historic Tiantai Stadium near Zhongshan Park in Qingdao.

Who: Qingdao Jonoon vs. Guizhou Renhe When: April 29, 2012 (3:30 pm Kick off) Venue: Tiantai Stadium

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Summer, it seems, comes and goes faster than one can say “Let’s go down to the corner and quaff a bag of beer”. Check out an image from 九点一了: Black and White Brew . More photos from 九点一了 here and here. Please send in your Qingdao photos for publication on Qingdaonese.com. Relevant Links: Qingdao Photos [...]

The development of Qingdao has inevitably caused the demolition of not a few of the older neighborhoods around the city. Some of the structural removal and rebuilding has been partial, such as the eminent domain flattening of a corner of Badahu across from Zhonglian Plaza, while places like Bo Luo You Zi in Old Town are completely gone [...]

Check out these mobile sketches by Rocky 张 in Qingdao.

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In addition to being a visually striking holiday of lights, the Chinese Lantern Festival (Yuan Xiao Jie/元宵节) is also a great festival for fans of food. The traditional tang yuan eaten on this holiday are usually filled with sesame, red bean, or peanut paste. Variations on fillings are many – Jusco and/or Carrefour offer a great selection [...]

Check out the 7th installment in a series by Qingdao based photo enthusiast Clay Army . The shots below were taken in a village near the Huadong Winery in Laoshan, Qingdao. For more information on the photos and location, contact the contributor here. View more from Clay Army at Qingdao Photos . Relevant Links: Qingdao Photos [...]

Happy New Year 2012 from QINGDAO(nese) .

Another year over, a new one just begun. Enjoy the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Qingdao. There will be parties and countdowns to midnight at entertainment venues all over the city, including in Huangdao, Chengyang, Laoshan, and more. If you’re in Shinan district and looking for a place with lots of [...]

Is Qingdao the safest city in China? The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) says residents of Qingdao feel safest in their home city compared to 38 other Chinese cities. It does seem that the Dao has a pretty tranquil vibe. I’ve walked the streets many a late night with the worst offense being someone who [...]

Though many of the best beers of Europe traditionally had an abbot’s provenance, in Asia, beer and Buddhism are not usually found in the same sentence. Buddhists are not really known for drinking beer, though there’s a nice barley beverage brewed in Lhasa . According to James Carter, writing for The National Interest , these two objects of sacred [...]

Check out an exhibition of paintings and video installation by Zhang Meng (张锰) at the Qingdao Art Museum from July 30 to August 8, 2011. The name of the exhibition is Zhang Meng: Hidden In The Tree. From the museum announcement of the show: “The artist focuses on people’s experiences, uneasiness, happiness as well as comforts of modern life. [...]

Check out some photos by Qingdao based photographer Sunsa, a student at Qingdao University from Zibo, Shandong province. Contact the photographer directly here. If you have photos of Qingdao that you’d like to contribute, please send us an email.

Chinese Valentine’s Day , called Qi Xi (七夕) in China, is a traditional holiday celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th month on the Chinese calendar . In 2011, it falls on August 6. Other names for the holiday are Magpie Festival, or Double Sevens. The universal themes of forbidden love and prohibitive desire appear in the Chinese myths [...]

The Tuandao-Xuejiadao (Qingdao-Huangdao) tunnel officially opened on June 30, 2011. People can now travel quickly between Qingdao and Huangdao Kaifaqu 24 hours a day. Private car owners and taxi drivers using the tunnel must pay a 30 yuan toll. The tunnel can be traversed in less than 10 minutes at speeds around 60 kmh. Once entering the [...]

The algae bloom headed to Qingdao for the last month finally carpeted the local shores and beaches just in time for peak tourist season. This particular blend of green is called enteromorpha prolifera. It cannot be used as food for humans and has an odor described as less than evergreen fresh. What’s a little algae among friends? [...]

Check out the sixth installment of photos by Qingdao based Clay Army , taken throughout the 90′s. The main image shows a truck heading down Ningxia Lu past Qingdao University . Other images include scenes from the former village area called Xin Jia Zhuang , near present day downtown Qingdao. The road now called Hong Kong Middle (Xianggang Zhong Lu) once was Zhan Liu [...]