The Extreme Sailing Series of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) will be held from April 13 to April 17 in Qingdao, the venue of the sailing events of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This will be the first time that the sailing event comes to China ... Read More>>
From March 28th to October 30th, China Eastern Airlines is to begin executing new plans for a brand new flight operation season. When compared with its previous operation season, China Eastern has plans to increase flights to Qingdao. Increase of flight ... Read More>>
Tickets for the 21st Qingdao Beer Festival officially went on sale on August 2nd. Attendees can buy tickets online at http://www.qdbeer.cn or by calling hotline 532 8889 8935. Tickets cost 10 RMB if you only want to stay until 15:00, and 20 RMB for after ... Read More>>
Longjin Band (龙锦乐队) leave their base in Beijing this March to embark on a tour of the Middle Kingdom, bringing their chilled out vibes to corners far and wide. Hailed as one of China's best "Chinese-style reggae bands", catch them at Freedom ... Read More>>
China’s sailing capital, Qingdao, recently launched its first official bilingual website for the sport. The site provides comprehensive and in-depth information in Chinese and English, including international programs like the Clipper Round the World ... Read More>>
On December 8th, the overnight snowfall in Qingdao reached "blizzard-like" levels, as 2-3 cm of snow collected on the ground! That night, the city's snow emergency team of 11,270 people set out to clear the snow from the roads. See also: Qingdao ... Read More>>
The 2011 Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Badminton Championships will be held in Qingdao from May 22nd to 29th at the Qingdao Sports Center. A total of 12 teams divided into four groups will battle it out to see who will be crowned this year’s champion. ... Read More>>
The 2011 Qingdao New Year’s Shopping Festival will be held from Dec 30th 2010 to February 18th 2011 in Qingdao’s shopping malls, supermarkets, shopping streets and other markets. In total, about 100 shopping places all together will participate ... Read More>>
The 2012 International Clown Carnival Tour will be held at the Qingdao Grand Theater on August 21-22. Clowns from various countries will be performing: Oskotkiy Boris is the winner of Russian Actor of Merit and has attended the International Circus Festival ... Read More>>
Qingdao Sports Center, one of the venues that hosted the China National Games, has now opened free to visitors – offering Qingdao residents competition standard swimming pools, ice skating rinks, badminton, ping pong, and basketball courts. In the ... Read More>>
The 2011 German Goods Trade Fair will be held in Qingdao (Shandong Province) from September 8-12th. The trade fair will include more than 100 products, and everything from small appliances to the well-known car brands will on exhibit. Also, German culture ... Read More>>
Sweden's Allmänna Sången Choir will perform at the Qingdao Grand Theater on September 20. Founded in 1830 and currently directed by Robert Sander, the choir is one of the oldest and best in Europe, having even won a Grammy for Most Outstanding ... Read More>>
The 3rd China International Violin Competition began in Qingdao on October 11th. The competition, open to violinists of all nationalities, accepted 113 competitors who met the requirements. After the preliminary competition at the Royal Schools of Music ... Read More>>
The 28th Chrysanthemum Exhibition is on now in Qingdao's Zhongshan Park until November 17. The exhibition will feature close to 250,000 pots of chrysanthemums, arranged in more than 20 elegant configurations. Getting there: take bus No. 6, 26, 202, ... Read More>>
The 2012 Qingdao Inter-City Music Festival will open August 17 at Qingdao's Golden Beach. Performers including Germany's KMDM, America's Underoath, the Pretty Reckless, Canada's Kittie, and 30 other musicians and groups will be rocking the stage. An ... Read More>>
Wanda Plaza in Qingdao’s central business district (CBD) will open for business on Nov. 27th. New venues in the plaza include the Starwood Le Meridien Hotel, JESCO and Wanda International Cinema. Moreover, the 1200m indoor sunshine pedestrian street ... Read More>>
According to stipulations by the management of taxi operations in Qingdao, cab drivers are required to give customers receipts for their fares – if not, they can face fines of up to 1,000 RMB. According to Qingdao Morning News and the municipal ... Read More>>
7 Routes for visiting Shibei District during Spring Festival: 1. Classic route: Jimo Lu small commodity market (unique Qingdao architecture) –Qingdao Hill Forts Educational Base (for a100-year history of Qingdao) –Qingdao Sightseeing TV Tower ... Read More>>
On July 2nd, the Qingdao municipal government held a conference discussing plans for completing the city’s 6th general census count. Licang District (Nanshan community) has been picked as the overall sample for studying Qingdao’s population ... Read More>>
The Upper Austria Military Band is scheduled to perform at the Qingdao Grand Theatre on May 2nd. The band was established in 1951 and has gone on to become one of the most famous military bands in the world. Andreas Schwazland has led the band since 1996. ... Read More>>
Qingdao Temple Fair at Tianhou Palace is also called Qingdao Grand Temple Temple Fair, which is a Taoist temple fair. Tianhou Palace, built in Ming Dynasty, was one of the earliest temples in Qingdao. Source: thatsqingdao Read More>>
To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, Qingdao Underwater World is offering 80 RMB reduced entrance tickets to all female visitors. If you’ve been meaning to explore the venue’s marine life but weren’t willing to ... Read More>>
The Grape Wine Museum in Shibei District (市北区葡萄酒博物馆) and the Jiaozhou Shaohai Cultural Leisure Tourism Scenic Area (胶州少海风景区) were classified as national 4A scenic spots by the National Tourist Attraction Quality Evaluation Committee on ... Read More>>
Sonic Calligraphy, a jazz group comprised of members from China, Europe and the United States, will perform at Cape 3 in Qingdao on October 13. Featuring Chinese-American singer Peggy Chew, Swiss pianist Adrian Frey and percussionist Willy Kotoun, ... Read More>>