Scenic Spots
Qingdao is a popular tourist city in China. Its unique geographic location and historical background turned Qingdao into a tourist city and summer resort as early as the 1920s. Qingdao has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. A harmonious picture of mountains, sea and city is painted in which one can see the winding coastline, islands and beautiful buildings whose red-roofs are held in the embrace of verdant trees. These European-style buildings used to be home to many famous figures. Qingdao is the ideal choice for vacations, entertainment, business, conferences and exhibitions.
The western part of Qingdao is the old city proper, where the traditional red-roofed buildings, green trees, blue sea and clear sky can still be seen, while the eastern part of Qingdao is the newly developed area of the city and has many modern buildings. The contrast between the old and the new city gives Qingdao its cosmopolitan Euro-Asian characteristics. Along the sea shore from east to west, where a vista of picturesque coastal scenery expands, there are 4 unique tourism areas. Stretching out from the old city to the eastern and western coastal zones, the natura landscape, human landscape and places of interest and historical sites in the suburbs of Qingdao are rich and varied, form the unique suburban toursim areas full of styles and features.

Historical Culture and Euro-Asian Area
The many cultural relics lying amongst charming natural scenery record Qingdao's century old history and the abundance of a combination of eastern and western cultures. There are many good tourist attractions here including Zhanqiao Pier, Xiaoqing Island, Xiaoyu Hill, Luxun Park, the Aquarium, the Marine Products Museum, the Navy Museum, Zhanshan Temple, the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Prefects Mansion, the Perfects House, the hundred-year old Badaguan Villa Area and fine many beaches.

The Flourishing Eastern Tourist Area of Qingdao
Qingdao is an eastern Chinese coastal city located between latitude 35°35' to 37°09' and longitude 119°30' to 121°00'.The city faces the Yellow Sea on the east and south, and adjoins the cities of Yantai,Rizhao and Weifang to the northeast, southwest and west respectively. The total area of Qingdao is 10,654 square kilometers while the urban area totals 1,102 square kilometers.
Qingdao is a hilly city. A downward slope from south to north characterizes the topography of Qingdao.There are three major mountain ranges: the Daze Mountains which lies to the north, the Jiaonan mountains to the south and the Xiaozhu mountain peak which is 724,9 meters above sea level. The Lao Mountains are in the southeast with the main peak 1132.7 meters above sea level.
Qingdao has a northern temperate zone monsoon climate with the characteristics of a marine climate, such as moist air, abundant rainfall and four distinctive seasons. It is neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. The annul average temperature is 12.2°C.The hottest month is August with an average temperature of 25°C and the coldest month is January when the temperature averages 1.3°C.