Posted 2018/10/23
Qingdao is well-known to the West by the name of "Tsingtao". It is located in eastern Shandong province,across the Shandong Peninsula and facing the Yellow Sea.
It confronts Yantai to the northeast, borders Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. Qingdao today is a major seashore resort, a seaport, naval base as well as industrial center. It is also the place of the Tsingtao Brewery.
Qingdao has a few public beaches and No. 1 is the biggest and best one. As one of the largest public beaches in China, it draw huge a great number of tourists in the summer months.
Stop 1 Mt. Laoshan
First visit Mt. Laoshan. The highest peak of Mt. Laoshan rises 1,133 meters above sea level. Facing the Yellow Sea, it is one of China's major scenic resorts and has long been held as the reputation of No. 1 Famous Mountain on the Sea. It is also a famous Taoist mountain featuring both mountainous and coastal view. Among all the famous mountains in the whole China, it is the only mountain on the coast.
Stop 2 Taiqing Palace
Taiqing Palace (Taiqing gong), is the largest, oldest and most valuable of the temples in Laoshan. In its prime time, there used to be 9 great palaces, 9 great temples, and 72 nunneries in Laoshan Mountain. The most well preserved big one is Taiqing Palace. The palace holds about 140 rooms and halls with the most famous Three God's Hall, Three Purities' Hall and Three Emperor's Hall. The palace was first constructed during the reign of the first Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) about 1000 years ago.
Stop 3 Tsingtao Beer Museum
After lunch, make a trip to the Tsingtao Beer Museum. Built in August 2003, the 6,000-square-meter museum brings to life the beer's century-old history and culture by showing sugaring workshops, raw materials, traditional fermentation, new filter plants and packaging workouts and brewing labs. At the end of the tour, take a taste of sample beer served to each visitor. To have more, the Tsingtao Beer Bar on the first floor offer you more beer on your own.
Stop 4 No.1 Bathing Beach
Finally, you are arranged to see and touch the No.1 Bathing Beach. Qingdao has a few public beaches and No. 1 is the biggest and best one. As one of the largest public beaches in China, it draw huge a great number of tourists in the summer months.
