Qingdao
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Qingdao (青岛) is located in Shandong Province on China's east coast. It covers 10,654 sq km. With a population of about 7.5 million, Qingdao is well-known for its beaches (730km of unbroken coastline) and its beer. Qingdao is surrounded by the ocean on three sides and an important port city in China. Qingdao will host the 2008 Olympic Sailing events.
Qingdao is summarized in an old Chinese saying: A visitor must do four things in Qingdao: swim in the ocean, drink a Tsingtao beer, eat fried clams and climb Mt. Laoshan.
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| Qingdao is summarized in an old Chinese saying: A visitor must do four things in Qingdao: swim in the ocean, drink a Tsingtao beer, eat fried clams and climb Mt. Laoshan. |
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Current Conditions (2008-12-02 15:00:00, local time)
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 5 (41) | 9 (48) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 24 (75) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 25 (77) | 20 (68) | 12 (54) | 6 (43) | |
| Average low °C (°F) | -3 (27) | -1 (30) | 3 (37) | 8 (46) | 14 (57) | 18 (64) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 19 (66) | 14 (57) | 6 (43) | 0 (32) | |
| Rain cm (inches) | 1 (0.4) | 1.19 (0.5) | 1.55 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.9) | 4.48 (1.8) | 5.86 (2.3) | 10 (3.9) | 10.59 (4.2) | 4.57 (1.8) | 2.32 (0.9) | 2.34 (0.9) | 0.81 (0.3) | |
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- Qingdao Kaiyue International Hostel- a really good hostel close by to the train station.
- Qingdao Old Observatory Youth Hostel - A beautiful hostel with a cool rooftop bar and plenty of helpful staff members.
