Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city that lies at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula. Located in Jiaozhou Bay facing the Yellow Sea, Qingdao is also a well-known holiday resort in China. The city has seven urban districts and five county level cities under its jurisdiction. Before troops were garrisoned here by the imperial court of Qing in 1891, Qingdao had been a small fishing village. It became a German concession in 1897 and was occupied by Japan in 1914. The city reverted to Chinese rule in 1922, but was occupied by Japan again during the Second World War. Today it is one of the most important open coastal cities and one of the independent cities with state planning and budgeting powers. It has provincial power in economic management. Its major industries include trade, light industry, tourism and oceanography research. The uniqueness of the city consists in its architecture and an attractive urban landscape. Qingdao will host the 29th Sailing Olympic Games in August 2008.
Electronics, together with petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery manufacturing, building material and goods processing are the city’s six largest industrial sectors.

Network and communication

Qingdao Harbor	Five May square Qingdao	Qingdao airport

Sea: Qingdao Port is mainland China’s 2nd largest major trading port. it is linked with over 450 overseas ports by 85 shipping lines with 380 international vessels departing from Qingdao every month.

Air: Qingdao Liuting International Airport: 748 domestic flights are in operation each week linking Qingdao to about 47 cities in China. There are also several direct international flights to Korea, Japan, etc. A direct air route to Frankfurt will be opened soon.

Beijing : one hour flight

Shanghai : one hour flight

Europe : 11 hours of flight via Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou or Hong-kong

Road: Main highways include the Jinan-Qingdao Expressway, Jiaozhouwan Expressway, and the Qingdao-Yinchuan Expressway.

Rail: Freight and passenger trains run from the Qingdao train station to many large cities in the North, East, South, Mid South, Northwest, and Northeast of China. A high speed train between Jinan, Qingdao, Beijing, and Guangzhou is scheduled for operation as early as 2006.

CSSC has its own import and export licence, which allows us to clear customs and export without agent as it can happen with trading companies or sourcing agents.

Olympic Marina	Yin Jian olympic windsurf gold in qingdao	Qingdao by night
Shi Lao Ren beach	Olympic games countdown	Qingdao downtown