Qingdao, known as the "Switzerland of the East", is located in the southeast of the Shandong Peninsula and on the bank of Jiaozhou Bay. It is one of China's important coastal open cities and the second largest economic center city in East China after Shanghai. The city has a total area of ??10,654 square kilometers. The total population is 6.95 million, and the urban population is 2.27 million.
Qingdao is surrounded by mountains and sea, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. The red tiles, green trees, blue sea and blue sky complement each other to reflect the beautiful appearance of Qingdao; red reefs, thin waves, colorful sails and golden beaches constitute Qingdao’s beautiful scenery; history, religion, folk customs, customs and festivals give Qingdao tourism Rich cultural connotation. Former residences of celebrities that condense modern history and culture; buildings with typical European styles from various countries form a combination of Chinese and Western features.
The western part of Qingdao will bring you a kind of classical beauty, while the eastern part will present you with modern and even advanced beauty. The sea will open your mind, and Laoshan Mountain will let you experience peace and tranquility. There are few resorts in the country that combine movement and tranquility like this. For friends from the Mainland, traveling to Qingdao is really a great pleasure in life. Every year in July and August, the Tsingtao Beer Festival and Ocean Festival are held, and a variety of activities are waiting for you to participate. The tall Qingdao Xiaoman (the dialect's name for girls) and the bold Qingdao young man will make you appreciate the human charm of northerners.
Qingdao’s unique seafood-based cuisine, characterized by freshness and lightness, is very popular. Laoshan green stone, natural pearls, and exquisite grass crafts are more popular among tourists. Qingdao is also the origin of Tsingtao beer, which is famous at home and abroad. Visitors can taste authentic and fresh Tsingtao beer here.
As a national historical and cultural city, a famous seaside tourist resort and one of the first batch of outstanding tourist cities in China, Qingdao has very complete tourist facilities and a three-dimensional land, sea and air transportation network that connects to major cities at home and abroad. Guests traveling to Qingdao Everyone will have a happy holiday.
Qingdao is a hilly seaside city with a terrain that is high in the east and low in the west, with uplifts on the north and south sides and depressions in the middle. Among them, mountains account for about 15.5% of the total area, hills account for 25.1%, plains account for 37.7%, and depressions account for 21.7%. There are roughly three mountain systems in the city. To the southeast is the Laoshan Mountains, which are made of granite and steep. The main peak, Laoshan, is 1,132.7 meters above sea level, making it the highest peak on my country's 18,000-kilometer coastline. It can be said that the entire urban area of ??Qingdao is the extension of the Laoshan Mountain branch to the north. To the north is Daze Mountain, with an altitude of 736.7 meters. In the south is the Jiaonan Mountains group consisting of Dazhu Mountain (elevation 486.4 meters), Xiaozhu Mountain and other mountains.
The Qingdao coastline starts from the east Xiaohekou of Jinkou Village, Nanqian Township, Dingzi Bay in the north (36°36′17″ north latitude, 120°46′03″ east longitude), and ends at Zhang Ge in Hongshiya Town, Jiaonan Province in the south. Village. The coastline is 730.64 kilometers long, and the coast is basically divided into three basic types: bedrock headland shore, stable shore, and siltation growth shore. Among them, soft is 342.55 kilometers, accounting for 91.3; hard is 32.80 kilometers, accounting for 8.7. The coastal beach area is 375.35 square kilometers. There are currently 69 islands with a total area of ??21.1 square kilometers and a total coastline of 132 kilometers. Most of these islands are no more than 20 kilometers away from the mainland, and the farthest Qianliyan Island is about 64 kilometers away from the mainland. Among these 69 islands, only 10 islands have permanent residents. The island's natural landscape features are remarkable. First of all, the island's landforms are rich and colorful. Lingshan Island has 56 peaks, large and small, with towering peaks that are steep and difficult to climb. The top of its head is 513.6 meters above sea level, making it the third highest island in China. The island's vegetation is rich and distinctive. Evergreen broad-leaved plants such as winter-resistant and red nan are naturally propagated in Changmen Rock and Daguan Island. Some of the plants are hundreds of years old.
Qingdao’s coastline is long and winding, surrounded by islands, and formed between mountains and shores are many bays with different shapes and characteristics. There are 35 larger ones, with a total area of ??1369.53 square kilometers. It is mostly silt and rocky bottom, mostly on beaches. It is rich in natural resources and has good parking and shelter conditions. The shallow seabed has underwater landforms such as underwater shoals, modern underwater deltas and sea erosion plains. It is the base of marine treasures and aquaculture in Qingdao.
Qingdao has a natural sea and land situation and many excellent harbors. Historically, Langya Bay has been developed since the Qin Dynasty. Later, Jinkou of T-shaped Bay, Banqiao Town and Tabutou of Jiaozhou Bay were developed. and Qingdao Port, as well as the modern and modern development of Dagang and Qianwan, making Qingdao, together with Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Dalian, one of the five major foreign trade ports in China. Qingdao is not only the main distribution center for import and export materials in southern North China, northern Northeast China and northwest China, but also a link between Pacific countries and Eurasian countries.
Qingdao is one of China's important textile, light industry, and chemical production bases. It has strong capabilities in household appliances, electronics, rubber, motorcycle manufacturing, and food processing. The comprehensive economic strength ranks 11th among cities nationwide and 5th among 15 sub-provincial cities.
Qingdao is working hard to build a large industrial system, including the three characteristic economies of port, ocean and tourism, and the four industrial bases of electronic home appliances, shipbuilding, automobiles, motorcycles and container manufacturing, petrochemicals and new materials.
Qingdao is working hard to build a metropolis with the word "quality". The framework of Greater Qingdao includes the "pin"-shaped layout of Qingdao, Huangdao, and Hongdao, including the construction of a coastal avenue from Langyatai to Tianheng Island, and the construction of satellite cities along this avenue.
Qingdao is rich in agricultural resources, rich in grains, oils, forest fruits, livestock, and aquatic products. Pingdu Dazeshan grapes are well-known at home and abroad. The Qingdao sea area has many harbors, vast tidal flats, fertile soil, and abundant food. A variety of aquatic organisms live and breed there, such as snapper, yellow croaker, perch, abalone, oysters, walled fish, prawns, scallops, sea cucumbers, crabs, conches, etc.
Qingdao has a number of well-known Chinese companies, such as Haier Group, Tsingtao Beer Co., Ltd., Hisense Group, Aucma Group, Double Star Group, Rubber Group, Yizhong Group, etc. Qingdao has 16 kinds of Chinese famous brand products, 6 Chinese well-known trademarks, 4 companies have won the National Quality Management Award, 11 companies have been selected into the top 500 national companies, and there are 125 kinds of famous brand products at or above the municipal level.
Qingdao has a rapidly growing financial industry. Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, CITIC Industrial Bank, China Everbright Bank, Hua Xia Bank, Commercial Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Hong Kong Posheng Bank, Japan's Yamaguchi Bank, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Britain's Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore's Overseas Chinese Banks and Hong Kong Bank of East Asia have established branches or representative offices in Qingdao.
Qingdao has 25 marine scientific research, education and management institutions. The national key comprehensive marine institution of higher learning, the Ocean University of China, is located here. It is home to more than half of China’s domestic marine science and technology talents. It is a collection of marine science and technology. The Oriental Marine Science City integrates scientific research, international academic exchanges and talent training. (