Tsingtao (Qingdao), located in the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula ( latitude 35 ° 35′-37 ° 09 ‘, longitude 119 ° 30′-121 ° 00’), the Yellow Sea , located southeast of the Shandong Peninsula , east, south Yellow Sea , Yantai City, adjacent to the northeast and west and is connected to Weifang , Rizhao City, bordering the southwest , is one of 70 cities nationwide .
Qingdao is one of the national five plans to municipalities , sub-provincial cities , National Civilized City , National Sanitary City , Chinese historical and cultural city , China Excellent Tourism City, the eastern coast of China an important economic and cultural center , the first national technology innovation project pilot cities , the country’s 14 coastal open cities , is China the world ‘s major regional economic center and foreign trade port [ 1 ] .
Qingdao due to a number of brand-name enterprises , known as ” China brand capital “, ” city of the world of beer .” January 7, 2011 , the State Council approved the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone , Qingdao City, as part of its core region and the leading city . 2012 China Urban Competitiveness rankings, ranked ninth in [ 2 ] . 2012 Annual Urban Science Development Index ranking released Qingdao ranked seventh.
Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city , is a Chinese international event organizing events and one of the largest metropolis , is the famous ” City of Sails .” 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games venue located in Qingdao , 2013,2014 consecutively World Cup Regatta 2014 World Horticultural Expo 2015 World Leisure Sports Conference will also be held in Qingdao .
