Qingdao: The "Green" and "Lush"

Qingdao   also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 7.5 million (2009) in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. It borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. The character (qīng) in Chinese means "green" or "lush", while the character (dǎo) means "island". Qingdao is administered at the sub-provincial level.

Lying across the Shandong Peninsula while looking out to the Yellow Sea, Qingdao is a major seaport, naval base, and industrial centre. It is also the site of the Tsingtao Brewery. The world's longest sea bridge, the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, links the main urban area of Qingdao with Huangdao district, straddling the Jiaozhou Bay sea areas. In 2009, Qingdao was named China's most livable city.

Below are the sister cities of Qingdao:

 - Shimonoseki, Japan (3 October 1979)

 - Long Beach, California, USA (12 April 1985)[1]

 - Acapulco, Mexico (21 August 1985)

 - Wilhelmshaven, Germany (1992)

 - Odessa, Ukraine (29 April 1993)

 - Daegu, South Korea (4 December 1993)

 - Nes Ziyyona, Israel (2 December 1997)

 - Velsen, the Netherlands (9 December 1998)

 - Southampton, UK (27 December 1998)

 - Galway, Ireland (1999)

 - Puerto Montt, Chile (17 August 1999)

 - Paderborn, Germany (2003)

 - Perm, Russia (2003)

 - Iloilo City, Philippines, (2003)

 - Montevideo, Uruguay, (15 April 2004)

 - Klaipėda, Lithuania (30 May 2004)

 - Bilbao, Spain (21 August 2004)

 - Nantes, France (June 4, 2005)

 - Miami, Florida, USA (30 August 2005)

 - St Petersburg, Russia (8 October 2006)

 - Makassar, Indonesia

 - North Shore City, New Zealand (9 August 2008)

 - Vila Velha, Brazil (27 October 2009)

 - Rijeka, Croatia (22 August 2010)



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City Head: Xia Geng
Land Area: 862.64 sq. km.
Population: 2,755,500
City Classification: Highly Urbanized City
Website: http://english.qingdao.gov.cn/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingdao


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