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

Just ask Ethan Gu’s daughter, whose photos were sent in by her baba. The location is the Old Stone Man Beach, known in Qingdao as “Shi Lao Ren“.

Check out these other photos from a foreign student Kine at the Shi Lao Ren Beach during Summer.

For more on Qingdao and the number 2 Beach, check out this CNNgo feature on China’s “Beach Lined City”, that would be Qingdao.

Viva la primavera Qingdao!