Qingdao,abeautifulseasidecity,islocatedinthesoutheastpartofShandongProvince.Totheeast,ashortdistanceacrosstheYellowSea,lieKoreaandJapan,makingQingdaoanimportantcityforinternationaltrade.
Forthirtythreeyears,upto1949,QingdaowasacolonyofGermanyandJapan.Thus,QingdaohasagreatdealofEuropeanarchitecture.Thisforeignarchitecture-aremnantofthecolonialpast-nowbeautifiesthisseasidecity.
Theredroofs,greentrees,bluesea,andazureskyformabrightandcolorfulpictureofQingdao.ThecityissometimesknownastheSwitzerlandoftheOrient.
Surroundedbytheseaonthreesides,Qingdaoattractsmanytouristswithitscharmingseascape.SightsliketheEightPassesVillas,theZhanBridge,WusiSquare,Mt.Laoshan,willhelpyourememberQingdao.Justwalkingonthesandandlisteningtothesurfbreakingonthebeachbecomesenjoyable.
Qingdaooffersfoodwithdistinctiveflavors--especiallyseafood.SotakethischancetoenjoythedeliciousseafoodofQingdao.Also,QingdaoisthehomeofthefamousQingdao(Tsingtao)Beer.HaveabottleofpureQingdaoBeerrighthereinQingdao!
TheQingdaoMunicipalGovernmentrecognizestheimportanceofthetourismindustryandhasfurtherplanstodeveloptourisminQingdao.Toenhancethetourismindustry,QingdaonowsponsorstheQingdaoInternationalBeerFestival,theQingdaoInternationalSeaFestival,BeachCultureFestival,theSeaAffectionFestival,andtheSummerofQingdaoFestival.
IncooperationwiththeBeijingOlympicGames2008,QingdaowillholdtheSailingCompetitionintheOlympicGamesin2008.Thisgreateventbringsagreatopportunityforthischarmingcitytobuilditsbrightfuture.
QingdaoandKorea
SincethefirstKoreancompaniesbegandoingbusinessinQingdaoin1988,Koreanpeoplehavelivedhere.ThousandsofKoreanpeoplenowliveandworkhere,whichmakesQingdaothecitywiththemostKoreainvestmententerprisesinChina.AndQingdaoalsohasthelargestKoreanpopulationinChina.Withyearsofculturalexchange,theyhaveestablisheddeep,closefriendshipsandmutualtrustwiththenativeChinesepeople.