Overview
Chinese Name: 青岛
English Name: Qingdao; Tsingtao
Other Name: Daocheng 岛城；Qindao琴岛；Jiao’ao胶澳
Abbreviation: Qing 青
Zip Code: 26 60 00
Population: 10.072 million
Brief Introduction
Qingdao 青岛 is a prefectural city, a sub-provincial city, a city specifically designated in the state Plan, a megacity, an important central city in China’s coastal areas, a coastal resort city, and an international port city approved by The State Council 国务院.
Qingdao is located in east China, southeast of the Shandong Peninsula 山东半岛东南 and east of The Yellow Sea. It is the economic center of Shandong Province, an important modern Marine industry development pilot zone of China, an international shipping hub in Northeast Asia, a maritime sports base, and a major node city of the Economic corridor of the Belt and Road New Eurasian Land Bridge 一带一路新亚欧大陆桥 and a strategic fulcrum for maritime cooperation.
Famous Attractions in Qingdao
Qingdao is a national famous historical and cultural city, a key city under the protection of historical features, and one of the first batch of China’s excellent tourist cities. There are 34 key cultural relics under state protection. National scenic spots Lao Shan Scenic Area 崂山风景名胜区, Qingdao coastal scenic area. Of the nearly 300 outstanding historical buildings in Shandong province, 131 are in Qingdao. There are 85 former residences of key celebrities in the Qingdao historical landscape protection Area, and 26 have been listed in the protection catalog. National nature reserve: Jimo Masan stone forest 墨马山石林.
List of Major tourist attractions in Qingdao
- Qingdao Binhai Walk
- Tai qing palace
- The pier
- Qingdao Chashan Scenic Spot
- Xiaoqingdao Park
- Yangkou Scenic Resort
- Naval Museum
- North Jiushui Scenic Spot (Jiushui and Eighteen Pools)
- Lu Xun Park, Qingdao
- Shidao National Tourist Resort
- Qingdao Underwater World
- Qingdao Polar Ocean World
- Little Fish Hill Park
- Insect Museum of Qingdao Agricultural University
- Badaguan Scenic Spot
- Red Island Garden
- Hongdao leisure fishing village
- Baihua yuan
- Century park
- Zhanshan Temple
- Qingdao Fonte Dream Kingdom
- The May 4th square
- Xue Jia Island tourist resort
- Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center
- Langyatai Scenic Spot
- Bathing beach
- Da zhu shan Scenic Spot
- Qingdao Mountain Fortress Ruins Park
- Lingshan Island Scenic Area
- Qingdao Beer Museum
Famous Universities in Qingdao
By the end of 2021, Qingdao had 29 colleges and universities of various types (including private colleges and universities). Among them, 27 are ordinary colleges and universities. The annual enrollment of graduate students is 20,000, with 53,000 students on campus. General undergraduate and junior college enrollment of 114,000 students, 377,000 students, 94,000 graduates; Secondary vocational education enrolls 30,000 students, with 84,000 students and 27,000 graduates.
List of universities and colleges in Qingdao
- Submarine Academy of the PLA Navy 中国人民解放军海军潜艇学院
- The Ocean University of China 中国海洋大学
- China University of Petroleum (East China) 中国石油大学（华东）
- Shandong University of Science and Technology 山东科技大学
- Qingdao university 青岛大学
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology 青岛科技大学
- The Qingdao University of Technology 青岛理工大学
- Qingdao Agricultural University 青岛农业大学
- Qingdao City University 青岛城市学院
- Qingdao Film Academy 青岛电影学院
- Qingdao Binhai University 青岛滨海学院
- Qingdao Star Science and Technology Institute青岛恒星科技学院
- Qingdao Huanghai University 青岛黄海学院
- Qingdao Institute of Technology 青岛工学院
Diet in Qingdao
Qingdao is the hometown of Shandong cuisine, and Qingdao cuisine is also an important branch of Shandong cuisine 鲁菜. The biggest characteristic of Qingdao cuisine is that it is good at cooking seafood dishes.
There are various cooking techniques, but the most advantageous ones are “exploding, frying, braising and steaming”. At the same time, Qingdao cuisine pays attention to maintaining the freshness of the main ingredients. The flavor is fresh, rather than light, and it is good at using soup to lock the original taste of raw materials and maintain the nutritional composition of dishes. It is salty, fresh and elegant, refreshing, and pure, leaving people with endless aftertaste.
Representative Dishes of Qingdao
- Minced meat trepang
- The original shell abalone
- Oil conch
- Prawn with cabbage
- Laoshan mushroom stewed chicken
- Yellow croaker stewed with tofu
- Hot and sour fish balls
- Fried oyster yellow
- Crispy Chicken
- I’m cooking celery with sea rice
- Homemade sliced fish with teeth
- Spicy Fried clams
Qingdao Special Snacks
- Seaweed jelly
- Three fresh Fried dumplings
- The sea catching prawns
- Sauce pig’s knuckles
- Ribs rice
- Seafood halogen surface
- Chicken soup wonton
- Chinese cabbage dumplings
- Bean curd in stewed soup
- Three fresh meat buns
- Grilled seafood
- Spanish mackerel dumplings
Qingdao Food Stree
- Yunxiao Road Food Street
- Bar Street, Yenerdao Road
- Chop Chai Yuan Time-honored Restaurant Street
- Dengzhou Road Beer Culture Street
- Haiyan Folk Snack Street
- Mai Tao Seafood Street
- Qingdao International Beer City
- Wuyishan Road catering leisure street
- Taishan Barbecue Food Street