TheBeautifulCityofQingdao

　　Qingdao'senvironment,featuringazuresea,whitesand,andgreentrees,iswidelyadmiredbypeopleofmanyotherplaces.

　　QingdaoisaspecialcitythatcombinesthecharmofsouthChinawiththegenerosityofnorthChina.BecauseitwasopenedearlyandwasonceoccupiedbyJapaneseandGermaninvaders,ittakesonalookthatappearstobemoreWesternizedthanmanyothercitiesinChina.

　　LyingonthesouthernbankoftheShandongPeninsula,QingdaoisoneofChina'smostattractivecities,integratingmoderncityscapeswitholdEuropean-styledarchitecturesonthemountainslopesandbytheseashore,blueandbeautifulseabeachesscatteredwithredreefs,and1,132.7-meter-highMt.Laoshan,thehighestmountainalongChina'scoastalline.

　　InNovember1897,GermanyoccupiedQingdaobyforceonthepretextoftheJuyelitigationoverreligiousdisputes.In1914,theWorldWarIerupted,andinNovemberthatyear,JapaninvadedQingdaoandoustedGermanytoputQingdaounderitsmilitarycolonialreign.People'sstrongclaimfor"ReoccupyingQingdao"laterignitedthefamousMay4Movementin1919.InJanuary1938,JapanonceagaininvadedQingdaoandoccupiedthecityuntilSeptember1945.

　　WhilethewesternpartofurbanQingdao,namelyoldurbandistrict,featuresred-roofedhouses,greentrees,bluesky,andazuresea,theeasternpart,namelynewurbandistrict,congregatesmodernarchitectures.Theoldandnewdistrictsarepleasantlyfusedtogether,makingQingdaoanoceaniccityimbuedwithEuropeanandAsiancustoms.

　　TravelingfromwesttoeastalongtheseashoreofQingdao,onecanviewpicturesqueseascapesandfindpleasureinfourtouristzonesindifferentstyles.

　　Hiddeninthebeautifulnaturallandscapesareculturalheritages,whichhavewitnessedtherisesandfallsofthecityanddemonstratetherichconnotationoftheblendingofEasternandWesterncultures.

　　Inadditiontothefamoustouristsites,suchasLesserQingdao,SmallFishHill,LuXunPark,QingdaoAquarium,QingdaoMarineProductMuseum,QingdaoNavyMuseum,ZhanshanTemple,Catholicchurches,Christianchurches,Governor'sResidence,andvarious-styledBadaguanVillas,visitorstoQingdaocanalsoindulgethemselvesintotheseaandsandbeachestotastetheseawind,seainterest,seacharm,andromanticcolorsofthesea.

　　HongKongRoad,ahigh-gradesightseeingboulevard,stretchesfromeasttowestamidstthefast-risingmodernarchitecturalcomplex,andalongwithDonghaiRoad,MacaoRoad,theWorldChineseSculptureGarden,May4thSquare,andMusicSquare,theycomposebreathtakingviewsofthecoastalcity.

　　WheneverQingdaoismentioned,thepeopleofQingdaoisahottopic.

　　Thankstothemoisteningofthegentleandhumidseawind,thepeopleofQingdaolookasdelicateasthepeopleofsouthChina.

　　Menarefair-skinned,strong,andintelligentwhilemaintainingtheboldandgenerouscharactersofShandongpeople.Qingdaoisafamousproducerofbeautifulwomen.

　　Girlsherearepure-heartedandlivelyandalwaysdisplayradiantsmiles.Theylikefashionabledress.Theyareneverfedupwithnibblingsocks.

　　Theyareeasy-goingandself-esteemed.ItissaidthatattendantsfromQingdaoenjoyspecialfavorwithimportantestablishmentsforforeignreception,suchastheGreatHallofPeopleinBeijing.