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Tourism Nestling against the mountain and facing the sea, Qingdao boasts picturesque landscape and pleasant climate, which is cool in summer and warm in winter. It is a national famous historical and cultural city, one of the first tourism cities and culturally-advanc...... |
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Economy Committed to building a prosperous and harmonious modern city, Qingdao accelerated the implementation of the strategy of “environmental protection and economical development in the Rim of Jiaozhou Bay” and the construction of a blue ocean economic...... |
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Local Culture Qingdao (literarily means Green Island) referred to Little Qingdao (also called Qindao), a small islet, owing to the rocks and green forest on it. The earliest record for the name Qingdao is in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, some 400 years ago. Qingdao is ri...... |
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Ma jor Events 1.Qingdao International Beer Festival” in Qingdao International Beer City lasts for 16 days from the second Saturday in August. 2.Qingdao Ocean Festival” from late June to mid July every year. 3.Qingdao Turnip Fair” (Sweet Dumpling Fair) fro...... |
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Jiaozhou Jiaozhou City is located at the coast of the Jiaozhou Bay which derived its name from Jiao River. It covers an area of 1210 square kilometers. The Jiaoji Railway, Jiaohuang Raiway, Jiaoxin Railway, Tongsan Expressway, Jiqing Expressway, Jiaozhoubay Rim Express...... |
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Jiaonan Jiaonan City was the Langya Prefecture in ancient times. Human habitation started here some 6,000 years ago, which fostered magnificent Langya Culture. Duke Huan of Qi State set up Langya City here during the Spring and Autumn Period (722-481BC), which was als...... |
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Laixi Laixi City is located between Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai, three major open coastal cities, and at the center of the cluster of cities and the bases for manufacture industry under construction in Shandong Peninsular. Laixi, renowned as the “Central Garden...... |
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Jimo Jimo City is located at the southwest of Shandong Peninsula, facing the Yellow Sea to the east and bordering Laoshan Mountain in the south. It covers an area of 1,780 square kilometers, and is known as the “Backyard of Qingdao”. The scenic areas in...... |
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Pingdu Pingdu City is situated in the west of Jiaodong Peninsular. It covers an area of 3,166 square kilometers and is a county-level city under Qingdao Municipality. It has long history with many prized historic relics. The Ruins of “Yueshi Culture” at t...... |