SanMiguel

i thought, it's about time to start a thread in the Chinese subforum, so here it comes


Qingdao is not the capital of Shandong but it's the 2nd biggest city with population of 7,311,200 (2004).

In 1897 when the city was ceded to Germany (at the same time Hong Kong fell under British control and Macau went to the Portugese).
The Germans soon turned Tsingtao into a strategically important port, basing their Pacific Squadron there,
allowing the fleet to conduct operations throughout the Far East.
The German Imperial government planned and built the first streets and institutions of the city we see today,
including the world-famous Tsingtao Brewery.
German influence extended to other areas of Shandong Province, including the establishment of rival breweries.
(source: wikipedia)









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^ Red Village in Qingdao (1975), oil on board by Wu Guanzhong

SanMiguel

oh, forgot:
i know not all pics are new, but my purpose is to get more pics and maybe even recent pics

Everyone is welcome to post his/her pics of that city
lets make this a thread of everything about this chinese City

i will post more pics of other chinese cities too

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ausmex

tuga

nice picture
this city is nice

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SanMiguel

thx, ausmex, for the pics.

some more:

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.................................................. .................................................. ............................ ^ a windmill on campus of Qingdao South Ocean International School

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