Blogs from Qingdao, Shandong, China, Asia - page 4

Avec un weekend de 3 jours pour le nouvel an, pas question de rester à Shenyang! Nous avons mis le cap vers Qingdao, une ville côtière à environ 700 km au sud de Shenyang. Jolie ville à influence Allemande, c'est là que la fameuse bière "Tsing Tao" est fabriquée. J'ai appris 3 nouvelles choses lors de ce weekend: 1-Jésus était asiatique, 2-Les sirènes existent et 3-Les chats peuvent avoir le 3e oeil.... read more

Qingdao We were going to the seaside city of Qingdao, which I had read about several months before coming to China. I had originally thought my university was in Qingdao, but I discovered that I would be living about 192 miles away. I'm not completely disappointed though, because Ji'nan isn't as westernized as Qingdao. We purchased our tickets and the night before got hammered--which is not uncommon for the French or the Dutch--and prepared for our morning commute to Qingdao by fast train. This was simple, easy, fast, clean, and efficient. The boarding process was hassle free, the seats were decently comfortable (I mean, you're in China. At this point you're taking what you can get.), and most of us slept. We slept hard too. Being hungover and realizing you're going to be late for your ... read more

As you well know, I had this past weekend off due to the Dragon Boat festival. That means I could lie down, relax, and take the weight of my traumatized and bandaged left foot, right? NO. Instead, I resolved to go traipsing around Shandong province all weekend. Although my foot was aching and throbbing and bleeding and festering the whole time, I got on the bus and headed up Qingdao. It was not that remarkable an adventure. Here's some stuff about Qingdao: First, Qingdao is a coastal city in Shandong province and is one of the 10 largest cities in China. It used to be a German colony, or had some type of German patronage over it. As a consequence, they make beer. The brand is famous throughout Asia, and is called "Tsingtao". I hate beer, ... read more

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 into the final six weeks of our work here in China. At the turn of the past nineteenth century China sat ripe for the plundering by outside interests as internal power struggles slowly weakened imperial rule. Thanks to Lonely Planet we learned that in 1898 German forces got busy in taking over the exceptionally ideal harbor and after the murder of two German missionaries, and a bit of military huffing and puffing, the harbor town was ... read more

Every year i, with guys in my class would go outing in the spring for fun.We decided to go climbing Mount Lao. Mount Lao is famous to tourists home and abroad. There are two two views. Yangkou is a better one bcz you can even see the blue sea on it,which is attractive.We started out early in the morning. After forty minutes by bus ,we reached the foot of the mountain.In order to evade the tickets,we gave up the main entrance and were led by the locals up to the mountain. Through the main gate,you are requested to buy the ticket and climb the mountain on the regular path.Of course,the price of evading ticket is the steep and grassy path which took more energy. The guide told us to keep quiet on the way or ... read more