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Qingdao Concert Hall

Qingdao Concert Hall is on Lanshan Lu across from Zhan Qiao Pier in Qingdao.

Badaguan in Qingdao

Badaguan is the former international quarter of Qingdao, bordered by Beach Number 2 to the south and Beach Number 3 on the eastern side of Taipingjiao Horn.

Qingdao Beer Fest: Year 1

Andrew Wang in front of Zhongshan Park in Qingdao under the banner for the very first Qingdao Beer Festival in 1991.

Qingdao, China: Golden City

Qingdao is one of the most important success stories of China’s economic miracle, and according to the World Bank, one of China’s six “Golden cities”.

Qingdao Huadong Winery

Beer famous Qingdao is also home to one of China’s top vineyards.

Qingdao By Any Other Name

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

Qingdao Artist: Da Mao

Da Mao (大猫) is an artist from Qingdao. Check out some of her paintings here.

Qingdao Artist: Zhu Lei

Check out the works of Qingdao artist Zhu Lei (祝磊).

Snow Season

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

Qingdao Photos: Village Shop

Check out a set of photos from a village shop in Laoshan, Qingdao.

Temple Town

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

Qingdao Suburbs: Jimo, Laixi, Pingdu

Qingdao’s satellite cities of Jimo, Laixi, and Pingdu are shaping up to be comfy suburbs of an increasingly urban metropolis.

Qingdao To Do: Bowling

Find out where the Dude might be hanging out in Qingdao.

Qingdao Artist: Wan Liya

Qingdao artist Wan Liya works out of studios in Qingdao, Beijing, and Jingdezhen.

Qingdao is a City of Movement

One of the most striking features of new Qingdao is the May Winds sculpture that signifies the May 4th movement.

Qingdao Photos: Laoshan

Check out a set of photos taken in the Laoshan mountains east of Qingdao.

Qingdao Photos: Clay Army

Check out some photos taken around town by Clay Army.

Streets of Qingdao: Shandong Lu

Shandong Lu is one of the main roads of the new CBD in Qingdao.

Tian Hou Gong

Tian Hou Gong (天后宫) is a temple in Qingdao originally built in 1467.

Xiao Yu Shan

Xiao Yu Shan (Little Fish Hill/小鱼山) is a traditional style Chinese pagoda that has become one of Qingdao’s modern icons.

Streets of Qingdao: Daxue Lu

Daxue Lu is an historic road in Qingdao that runs north from coastal Taiping Lu past the old campus of Ocean University.

Singles Day 11.11

Singles Day (Guang Gun Jie/光棍节) in China is an informal holiday that takes its inspiration from the four 1’s in the date 11.11.

Qingdao Grand Theatre

Qingdao’s largest performing arts center is near Shilaoren (Old Stone Man/石老人) in Laoshan district.

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 Photos: Taipingjiao

Taipingjiao is on the eastern end of the European style residential quarter called Badaguan in Qingdao.

Made in Qingdao: Laoshan Cola

Laoshan Cola (崂山可乐) is Qingdao’s homegrown alternative to Coke.

Qingdao Artist: Lv Nan

Lv Nan (吕楠) is an artist from Qingdao. Check out some of her works here.

Qingdao Supermarkets

Happy shopping is the motto of many supermarkets in Qingdao. To orientate those new in Qingdao, here’s a list of the major outlets in the city.

Qingdao By The Numbers

114, 532, 12580, 1903… What’s it all mean? Qingdao by the numbers.

Qingdao Photos: Joe Whittingham

Check out a series of photos taken during a visit to Qingdao by Joe Whittingham.

Qingdao Photos: Lin Xun

View a series of photos taken by Qingdao born and raised photographer Lin Xun.

Qingdao Declaration on Sailing

The 2010 Olympic Sailing Cities Mayors International Sailing Summit Forum issued the Qingdao Declaration on International Sailing Sports.

Tsingtao Bottoms Up

The Taidong brewmasters are cooking up something that gives Tsingtao Brewery Co. more profit in addition to passion, dreams, and success.

Impressions of Qingdao: Nancy Loo

Chicago TV personality Nancy Loo recently visited Qingdao and learned to love this “geographical gem”.

Qingdao Photos: Lunar

Check out a series of Qingdao sky photos taken by Lunar.

Qingdao Photos: Edward Pan

Summer is in season forever in these nature photos taken in Qingdao by Edward Pan.

Tsingtao Beer: Collectible Cans

Check out a new can design for Tsingtao Beer featuring Qingdao’s famous Zhan Qiao Pier.

Qingdao La Mian

Qingdao now has a website especially devoted to the great noodles of northwest China, Lanzhou la mian, called Qingdaolamian.com.

Impressions of Qingdao: Serena Donnelly

An excerpt from the blog of a former Liaocheng (Shandong) resident gives props to life in China.

Made in Qingdao: Solar Panels

Solar panels are one of the great bright hopes of the future for clean, sustainable energy, and they’re made in Qingdao.

Huangdao 114

Get the 114 on the Huangdao area, including Kaifaqu and Xuejiadao in Qingdao’s Development Zone.

Qingdao, China: A Bouldering Destination

Qingdao is becoming one of the most popular bouldering and rock climbing areas of China.

Impressions of Qingdao: Beer Festival

Check out this post from Battered Leather Journal about experiencing the Qingdao International Beer Festival.

Qingdao Postal Museum

The building on the northeast corner of the Anhui Lu – Guangxi Lu intersection is the Qingdao Post and Telecommunications Museum.

Qingdao Artist: Li Lan

Li Lan (李兰) is an artist from Qingdao currently teaching at Qingdao University.

Made In Qingdao: Bullet Trains

Making China’s high speed rail dreams come true, CSR and Bombardier Sifang produce bullet trains “made in Qingdao”.

Da Mao Thrills 100

Hassa documented the catwalk directed by Qingdao artist Da Mao (Big Cat/大猫) at Creative 100.

Qingdao Artist: Wang Yan Yu

A profile of Qingdao artist Wang Yan Yu.

Shot in Qingdao: Ocean Heaven

Ocean Heaven starring Jet Li was filmed in Qingdao in 2009. It is now being shown at Broadway Cinemas and other theaters around China.

Lao She Museum in Qingdao

The Camel Xiangzi Museum on Huangxian Lu in Qingdao commemorates the former residence of the famous author Lao She (老舍).