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Day
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Arrival Qingdao
Transport via: Flight on your arrangement
Upon your arrival in Qingdao, you will be met by you local guide and then be transferred to the hotel. Enjoy some leisure time for the rest of the day.
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Day
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Qingdao (B,L)
Sightseeing: Mt. Laoshan, Tianzhu Jiaotang (Catholic Church)
Today we will have a full day trip to Laoshan Mountain. The highest peak of Laoshan Mountain is 1133 meters. Overlooking the sea, the mountain is characterized by the imposing canyon and undulating peaks and mystery mist. In its prosperous time, there were 9 great palaces, 8 great temples, and 72 nunneries. The Taoists from Laoshan Mountain is always very famous for their knowledge or their legendary skills and stories. Laoshan Mountain is said to be home of the "supernatural Spirits”
Later we’ll visit the Tianzhu Jiaotang( former St. Michael's Cathedral) which was designed by German architect Pepieruch in a Gothic and Roman style and built between 1932 and 1934 with 60m-high (197-ft.) twin bell towers housing four bronze bells.
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Day
3
Qingdao (B,L)
Sightseeing: Zhan Bridge (Zhanqiao), Badaguan Scenic Area, First Bathing Beach
You will take a walk along the Zhan Bridge, a landmark of Qingdao, welcomes travelers at their first stop in this beautiful coastal city.At the south end of the bridge is a Chinese style octagon pavilion standing in contrast to European buildings in the background. Qingdao Bay is crescent shaped; like an arrow, the bridge shoots into the broad sea.
And then you will visit the Badaguan Scenic Area, a famous picturesque sanitarium area in China. This place used to have eight avenues that were named after eight famous passes in China. Thus, it was named Badaguan, which means eight passes.
You will enjoy sight-seeing on the first bathing beach, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the area modern buildings and traditional villas are blended together to make a beautiful scene. The first bathing beach is the best of its kind in Qingdao. It is famous for its gentle slopes, thin sands, clear water, and calm waves.
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Day
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Departure Qingdao (B)
Transfer via: Flight on your arrangement
Today will be free for your own purposes, until our guide will escort you to the airport for your next destination.