Qingdao travel guide

Qingdao in brief Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city located in southeast Shandong Province coast, is a charming place where travelers love to have a breath far away from China's dense urban interior. Situated not far away from Korea and Japan to the east, Qingdao represents an important city for international trade and is renowned for its typical seascape and European architectural style. Being a German colony for a while, the city has proudly kept these typical buildings' characteristics which grant it the name of the Orient Switzerland, a scenery rarely seen in all mainland China. In Qingdao, red roofs, green trees, blue sea, and azure sky form a bright and colorful picture that never let visitors down. History of Qingdao A German influenced city Qingdao's history is an important topic that explains today's influence of tourism. Being a colony under German and then Japanese settlements for thirty three years up to 1949, reminiscences of this alien past can still be seen everywhere, giving even more attraction to this coastal city. In order to enhance the importance of the Tourism Industry in the city, the Qingdao Municipal Government plans further developments of the city in the future. Namely, Qingdao had the great opportunity to be a host seaside city for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the sailing competitions being hold there... More information about Qingdao »