Tsingtao :: Qingdao

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May 1st 2010

Published: May 11th 2010

Nestled into the hills and sitting on the coast of the Yellow Sea, Qingdao offers wonderful reprieve from China’s polluted urban interior. Home to China’s 2008 Olympic sailing events, at least one generation of Germans (they caught whiff of subtle hints and left post-haste during the Revolution), and China-famous Tsingtao beer, Qingdao made for an excellent sensory recharge before plunging in... Read Full Entry

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Tsingtao Beer

Anytime you like, $2 a gallon -- bring your own jug or if you don't mind we'll just give it to you in a sack.

Tsingtao Beer Factory

One bottle of a time, thousands a day, workers check to make sure there aren't any 'hitch hikers' in the bottle.

Tsingtao Beer Factory

Tsingtao Brewery

Carrefour

We visited this French-owned superstore which made any Super Wal-Mart feel like a quiet back-water market on an early Sunday Morning.

Carrefour

Packaged Pig Tails anyone?

Olympic Sailing Venue

With the Olympics came large fields of green grass as well as multiple signs saying 'Please respect the short leaves rest placidly." ie, keepith offith the grass. We pretended not to see the signs.

11th May 2010

Bill Kingston
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Nice Beer Tour
Kelly and Liz, Have really been enjoying your China blogs. This bit of German China is amazing; never knew a thing about it. And here I thought the Chinese had come up with a decent beer. It was the Germans all along! We are just getting ready to start our 3 month cross country bike trip; will send you the link to our blog. Take care, and thanks for the China connection. Bill K.

16th May 2010

Donna White
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Beer city of China
Thanks for the history lesson. I never knew about the German influence in China. Loved your photos! I have a renewed appreciation of Tsingtao Beer! Donna

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