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Qingdao / Tsingtao is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China.

Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city that lies at the southern tip to Shandong Peninsula. Located in jiaozhou Bay facing the Yellow Sea, Qingdao is a well-known holiday resort in China.

Qingdao is also a major seaport, naval base, and industrial center.


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Care Rentals China

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Hotels in Qingdao

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Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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The Adventure Company
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed!  Adventurecompany.co.uk.

  Kuoni Holidays  
Type of holidays : Beach holidays, Cruises, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Golf & Spa.

 
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Transport / How do I travel to Qingdao

  Hong Kong Airport   -   Hong Kong International Airport
  Bejiing Airport   -   Beijing Capital International Airport

 
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  Map of China [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]
  Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.


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  Travel Insurance   -   online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

  Qingdao   -   青岛政务网 [ Government Qingdao ]

  Qingdao   -    Government Qingdao    -   see Tourism Qingdao
The city of Qingdao lies on the Jiaozhou Bay with beautiful landscapes. Along its over-730 kilometers of coastline are scatteed 49 bays, including Qingdao Bay, Huiquan Bay, Taiping Bay and Maidao Bay by the city center. The natural conditions of wind, wave and water temperature make it an ideal city for sea sport events . Since 1950's, lots of national sea sports events started from Qingdao, incluing yachting, board-sailing, motor -boat, water-ski, radio-sailing. Qingdao is also home to the National Marine Sports School.

Cuisine  -   Chinese Recipes

The distinctive cuisine in Qingdao is Lu Cai, the Shandong regional style.

  China-on-site   -   Chinese culture  -   see cooking
Cuisine [ Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan ], Cooking technique [ cold dish, deep-frying, hotpot boiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, stewing, stir-frying ].
  Chinese Cuisine by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080
  Indietrekker   -    Appetite for China
Blog focused on food in this country of seemingly endless foods to try. 

History Qingdao

  Qingdoa's History   -   see Wikipedia
... in 1897 the city was ceded to Germany. The Germans turned Tsingtao into a strategically important port that was administered by the Department of the Navy [ Reichsmarineamt ]. They based here their Far East Squadron, allowing the fleet to conduct operations throughout the Pacific. From 1898 the marines of III. Seebatallion were based at Tsingtao...

The Cambridge Illustrated History of China  -   Liu Kwang-Ching (Foreword), Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Paperback 352 pages (May 13, 1999);  Publisher: Cambridge University Press;  Language: English
ISBN: 052166991X
Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Ancient China 
Ann Paludan
Hardcover 224 pages (November 1, 1998);  Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0500050902

Music, Arts & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Through the unique combination of German and Chinese architecture in the city centre, combined with former German roots and a large Korean expat population, give Qingdao a distinct atmosphere.

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

  Chinese Embassy in the UK
  China Today
  Great China Web Directory 
  DMOZ   -   Open Directory Project   -   China

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