Qingdao, China Travel Blogs

How bad is Chinese beer?
Jul 5, 2008

... aggressive style. It was, like thegrowth of good winemaking in the New World, an incredibly speedy progression. Here in China, locally produced dark beers have been slowly appearing in bars, providing a sturdier alternative to the straw-colored stuff. ...

Sobering news on the beer front
Sep 8, 2008 (1 photos)

... In 1903, two businessmen, German and British, invested 440,000 yuan and opened a brewery in Tsingtao, now known as Qingdao. The company, registered as Nordic Brewery Co Ltd (Tsingtao Branch), was the first brewery set up with European technology on the ...

Beer capital of China...
Apr 4, 2006 (30 photos)

... to explaining the love of Kenny G and Keey G like music everywhere I go. It remains the most disturbing thing about China to date. Qingdao. I don't quite know what to make of it. It's modern - very modern - almost like Singapore in its waterfront ...

Qingtao beer festival
Jul 5, 2008 (7 photos)

... +86 532 889 1402 Email qdta@qd-public.sd.cninfo.net from http://www.worldeventsguide.com/event/4265/Qingdao-China/Qingdao-International-Beer-Festival-.html 6. from Hotelbook.com home >> China Travel Guide Qingdao Beer Festival When: ...

Qingdao - Germany in China? Not quite
Apr 4, 2009 (9 photos)

Qingdao is touted as one of the must-see cities of China.

In search of my German heritage
May 25, 2007 (22 photos)

... building, magnificient villas and splendid gardens. Lying on the southern bank of the Shandong Peninsula, Qingdao is one of China's most attractive cities, integrating modern cityscapes with old European-styled architectures on the mountain slopes and by ...

Escape from Huangdao
Sep 27, 2004 (20 photos)

... where), and checked into a swanky hotel fixed up by a fellow teacher that was happily central at alot below the standard steep Qingdao prices. Saw some seaweed drying out on the pavement, so made a mental note never to order a dish with seaweed again. ...

Because its there
Oct 25, 2004 (28 photos)

... they gave us... What else? Found out we were in the newspaper the other day. Our little foray watching the papercutting in Qingdao earlier ended up being photographed by a local reporter. I guess he must have been one of the guys who we thought was ...

Map point
Feb 6, 2005

Just a map point

A Weekend In Qingdao
Apr 5, 2008 (26 photos)

... the Olympics this summer. On Saturday, we did a ton of sightseeing and even more walking! It was really nice :) Qingdao has several old German-architectured churches which we went to visit- and were pleasantly surprised to find that they are actually ...

Aussies, Kiwis, Brits and a few Chinese
Aug 14, 2008 (21 photos)

... in the games...has to be an all-time record. I have heard the volunteer staff is enormous games wide. Hear in Qingdao, they are everywhere, 2 sometimes 3 to every post, smiling, waving with a NeaHow  and a warm Hello. Today a ...

6 AM - Saturday in Qingdao
Aug 17, 2008 (20 photos)

... before the time of "reforms and opening up" ?. The population has exploded over 20 years in Qingdao and all along the eastern coast of China. Manufacturing and shipping them west has transformed this place. Foreign capital has developed this part of the ...

Qingdao
May 8, 2007

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Qingdao
Aug 25, 2006 (5 photos)

... egg and rice. Either we really were deathly hungry or it was delicious. Nearby was Beach #6 (there are 13 renowned beaches in Qingdao), so we went there to check out the scene and enjoy the water. We really should have gone further out into the city ...

Changement de decor
Sep 23, 2009

... tout le spleen, me voila Qingdao, BEER-CITY! 6 heures de train, dans un train qui fait 200 km-h cest bien. Et Qingdao est mieux! Bravant linconnu, je suis parti en train hier matin avec les cryptiques informations pour me rendre a lhotel, qui est sur le ...

To the end of the Earth & beyond!!
Oct 10, 2008 (5 photos)

... !! No doubt we'll pay for that when we end up having to go cattle class on a long distance overnighter somewhere!! Arrived in Qingdao late & found a dirt hole hotel for 2.50 each! Wasn't too bad actually, just smelt a bit musty! Qingdao was a far ...

China Exit and transportation
Jul 7, 2008 (97 photos)

... with my type of business visa.  So they gave me the boot.  Seems like a good time to share China's transportation methods. This week, ceremonies were held for the opening of the Beijing-Tianjin suburban high speed railway.  Shanghai has ...

Quindao, China Pictures
Sep 20, 2007 (12 photos)

So we got to Quindao China, and we were ported in this shipping yard that took us ten minutes to walk through to get to the city.  It was rainy and gray and horrible.  So my friends and I esentially got off the boat, went and bought .30 cent ...

Gobi was not what i thought it was
Sep 17, 2009 (22 photos)

QingDao 青岛： The first Installment of my 3 week story So the first stop on my vacation around China was QingDao, home of the famous Tsingtao beer!  My group started out rather large, with 7 people in my immediate group and about 7 ...

Olympic Sailing Television
Aug 12, 2008 (16 photos)

... are considered "sister" cities to Qingdao. See the trend....large container port cities. Back to Mr. Good driver. Qingdao is China's 3rd largest port behind Shanghai and Schenzen. They export all the manufacturing done in the province of Shangdon. I ...

Qingdao
May 5, 2007 (9 photos)

Qingdao is the city where most of the country's beer is brewed.

It's all about the beer
Jan 24, 2007 (5 photos)

... the beaches, parks and beer. But this was winter so we had to make the most of it. Supposedly China's Switzerland, Qingdao has a German influence it was nice to see some different architecture and nice landscaping. Our arrival to Qingdao wasn't ...

Two and a Half Days in Qingdao
Aug 10, 2009 (90 photos)

... arrived in Qingdao six hours later. Tuesday morning had me up early walking down Nanjing Lu to the beach. This was the disappointment. Qingdao means "clear island" in Chinese, and so I guess I was expecting it to be natural, clean, and ... well ... clear. ...

Ecouler les jours heureux!
Sep 24, 2009

Il est difficile de raconter ses aventures, quand tout est si relaxe ici. L'ambiance est decontractee, je nai pas rebu de biere bien sur. On ma dit qua long terme ca joue sur le moral par contre (L'ambiance et pas la biere). Je perds lentement la notion ...

Shellshock!
Feb 22, 2008

We've been in Qingdao just a few days and everything is a bit weird and my eyes and ears are open wide trying to take in as much information as possible to help me learn about and adapt to my new home. It's not really conscious, but there's a ...

School Trip to Badaguan
Nov 21, 2008 (59 photos)

Getting out of the classroom on a Friday afternoon and what better way to do it in Qingdao than in the beautiful spot that is Badaguan. I just hope the kids learn something from it!

Qingdao - Olympic Sailing City
Aug 6, 2008 (5 photos)

... as a foreigner. Today, from Kentucky Fried Chicken to Apple computers, the palate for western ways is evident all over the Qingdao and other major cities. In '85, businessman from the west were just being allowed into China after 30 years. And now, ...

china journal
Apr 14, 2006

... Qingdao, most people either went on a SAS trip or independently and just meet the ship on the coast to spend more time in China. Qingdao is a city on the coast of China, I didn't know much about it before we arrived. The city itself was different from ...

Off the the beer capitol of China
Sep 17, 2006 (15 photos)

Qingdao

Qingdao, where the beer is made
Jul 4, 2008 (3 photos)

... to be scorhing the previous day in Beijing hadn"t followed us and rain poured with some strenght and wind gust where very powerful. Qingdao is on the coast so we were a little dissapinted that we could strip of and jup into the sea. To be honest ...