20 Facts About Qingdao

Qingdao is a major city in eastern Shandong Province.

Qingdao is a major seaport and naval base, as well as a commercial and financial center.

In 2007, Qingdao was named as one of China's top ten cities by the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at the 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

In 2009, Qingdao was named China's most livable city by the Chinese Institute of City Competitiveness.

In 2020, Qingdao was rated as a Gamma+ level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

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Qingdao is one of the world's top 100 cities for global scientific research as tracked by the Nature Index.

The area in which Qingdao is located today was named Jiao'ao when it was administered by the Qing Dynasty on 14 June 1891.

Since the 1984 inauguration of China's open-door policy to foreign trade and investment, Qingdao has rapidly developed into an ultramodern port city.

Qingdao is located on the south-facing coast of the Shandong Peninsula.

Qingdao has a temperate, four-season, monsoon-influenced climate that lies in the transition between the humid subtropical and humid continental (Koppen Dwa) regimes.

In 2006, Qingdao was ranked one of six "golden cities" by the World Bank, out of 120 Chinese cities assessed on factors including investment climate and government effectiveness.

Internationally, Qingdao is perhaps best known for its Tsingtao Brewery, founded by a German-British joint venture in 1903 that produces Tsingtao beer, the best-known Chinese export beer.

Qingdao has a zigzagging pattern coastline, and thus possesses an invaluable stock of fish, shrimp, and other sea resources.

Qingdao port includes a number of large adjacent ports including Dongjiakou.

Qingdao previously had a large German community and a German garrison, so three German newspapers operated in Qingdao.

German publishing in Qingdao ended after World War I and the beginning of the Japanese administration.

Qingdao is home to a large number of higher education institutions.

Ocean University of China, formerly called the Ocean University of Qingdao, is the most important university of maritime sciences in China.

Shandong University Qingdao was established in 2016, belonging to Shandong University System.

These events were hosted at the Qingdao International Sailing Centre and held in Fushan Bay, near the city's central business district.