Tsingtao

Tsingtao, a beautiful seaside city, is located in the southeast part of Shandong Province. To the east, a short distance across the Yellow Sea, lie Korea and Japan, making Tsingtao an important city for international trade.

For thirty three years, up to 1949, Tsingtao was a colony of Germany and Japan. Thus, Tsingtao has a great deal of European architecture. This foreign architecture -a remnant of the colonial past- now beautifies this seaside city.

The red roofs, green trees, blue sea, and azure sky form a bright and colorful picture of Tsingtao. The city is sometimes known as the Switzerland of the Orient.

Surrounded by the sea on three sides, Tsingtao attracts many tourists with its charming seascape. Sights like the Eight Passes Villas, the Zhan Bridge, Wusi Square, Mt. Laoshan, will help you remember Tsingtao. Just walking on the sand and listening to the surf breaking on the beach becomes enjoyable.

Tsingtao offers food with distinctive flavors--especially seafood. So take this chance to enjoy the delicious seafood of Tsingtao. Also, Tsingtao is the home of the famous Tsingtao (Tsingtao) Beer. Have a bottle of pure Tsingtao Beer right here in Tsingtao!

The Tsingtao Municipal Government recognizes the importance of the tourism industry and has further plans to develop tourism in Tsingtao. To enhance the tourism industry, Tsingtao now sponsors the Tsingtao International Beer Festival, the Tsingtao International Sea Festival, Beach Culture Festival, the Sea Affection Festival, and the Summer of Tsingtao Festival.

In cooperation with the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, Tsingtao will hold the Sailing Competition in the Olympic Games in 2008. This great event brings a great opportunity for this charming city to build its bright future.

Tsingtao and Korea

Since the first Korean companies began doing business in Tsingtao in 1988, Korean people have lived here. Thousands of Korean people now live and work here, which makes Tsingtao the city with the most Korea investment enterprises in China. And Tsingtao also has the largest Korean population in China. With years of cultural exchange, they have established deep, close friendships and mutual trust with the native Chinese people.