Weather conditions in Jiaozhou in August
(A) local characteristics
1. Eastern Switzerland
Qingdao is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea. There are dense trees everywhere, and the climate is very mild and pleasant. There are only 65 days in summer every year. In August, the hottest summer, the temperature is only 25. 1 Celsius. People call Qingdao a "summer resort" and a "summer paradise".
As a tourist city, Qingdao has Neolithic sites such as Sanlihe, and famous historical sites such as Qi Great Wall, Tian Heng Island, Langxietai and Zhushan Grottoes. The dangerous peaks and rocks in Laoshan Mountain and the seaside scenery in the urban area have formed countless scenic spots; There are magical caves such as Naluoyan Cave and Baiyun Cave. There are famous springs such as Taiyi, Shenshui and Jinye, and Qingxi. Ancient celebrities such as Zheng Xuan, Qiu Changchun, Zhang Sanfeng, Li Bai, Gu, Pu Songling, Gao and Kang Youwei. I traveled all over the country, leaving behind colorful poems. In midsummer, the number of bathers in various bathing beaches often reaches hundreds of thousands a day. The New Inn has mushroomed. The former German prefect's residence and Gongwangfu have also been opened to the public.
Qingdao is rich and beautiful, as Comrade Chen Yi said in Qingdao Daily. Visiting Qingdao for the first time >> The poem says: "Look at the blue sky, the blue sky is shining on the city. Try to see the green pines and cypresses, and their green dyed peaks. "
2. Fairy Mountain on the Sea
Laoshan Mountain has been called "Fairy Cave House" and "the first fairy mountain on the sea" since ancient times because of its secluded sea corner, dense mountains and beautiful scenery. There are all kinds of magical legends and stories circulating among the beautiful mountains and rivers. According to historical records, both Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi have been to Laoshan Mountain. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent people into the mountains to practice the medicine of longevity, and renamed Laoshan as "Auxiliary Tangshan". Laoshan Mountain was once an important spreading place of Taoism in history. At its peak, it was known as the "Nine Palaces, Eight Scenes and Seventy-two Temples". Taiqing Palace on the mountain was built in the late Tang Dynasty, Taiping Palace and Shangqing Palace were built in the early Song Dynasty, both of which have a history of more than 1000 years. At present, the only temple in the mountain is Huayan Temple, which was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
Thanks to the appreciation of the emperor and the admiration of famous Taoist priests, many literati and celebrities came to Laoshan in succession, including Li Bai, Su Dongpo, Gu, Pu Songling, Kang Youwei and Yu Dafu.
(B) the best travel time
Qingdao has a pleasant climate. It is warm and humid in spring and autumn, and the temperature in summer is about 20-28℃, which is cool and comfortable. The golden season of tourism can last from the end of March to the beginning of June 1 1, especially in late August, when the sea is warm, it is the golden season of seaside tourism. Winter in Qingdao is very cold. Although the sea water is not frozen, it is already cold to zero. If you have a strong body and enough courage, you can try winter swimming.
(3) Scenic spots
Zhanqiao No.1 bathing beach No.2 bathing beach
Ocean Park North Jiushui Tian Heng Island
Xuejiadao Zhanshan Temple Seafood Museum
Taiqing Palace Little Qingdao Xiaoyushan
Qingdao Ocean University Baguanshan Huashi Mountain Villa
Jimo Yingbin Wu Si Square Hot Spring
Kang Youwei's former residence Qingdao Diaoyutai Qingdao International Beer City
Christian Church Shangqing Palace naval museum
Signal Mountain Park Princess Building Longtan Waterfall
Taiping Palace Love Corner Huiquan Square
Catholic Church Luxun Park Zhongshan Park
Ju Feng Ming Xia Dong Yuan Shuai Lou
(4) Recommended itinerary:
One-day tour of Laoshan Mountain
Day 1 day
Taiqing Palace-Mingxiadong-Shangqing Palace-Longtan Waterfall-Taiping Palace
In the morning, visit Laoshan Mountain (ticket to 50 yuan), visit the famous Taoist Temple Taiqing Palace (ticket 15 yuan), Mingxia Cave and Shangqing Palace (ticket 10 yuan), watch Longtan Waterfall, and drive to Taiping Palace to visit Huayan Temple in the afternoon.
One-day tour of Qingdao
Day 1 day
Huashi Mountain Villa-Diaoyutai, Qingdao-Yuan Shuai Building-Xiaoyushan-Seafood Restaurant-Trestle-Little Qingdao-No.1 Beach.
In the morning, visit eight famous gardens such as Huashi Mountain Villa (ticket 5 yuan), Yuan Shuai Tower and Xiaoyushan Park (ticket 12 yuan), then go to the Aquarium to watch marine fish and animals (ticket peak season in 30 yuan and off-season in 20 yuan), and visit Zhanqiao, Xiaoqingdao (ticket 15 yuan) and bathing beach in the afternoon.
(5) Local accommodation
Most high-end hotels in Qingdao are located in Shinan District near the sea. Watching the tides in the morning, listening to the waves at night and taking a sea bath in summer have a unique flavor. Some hotels also have seawater swimming pools, so you can enjoy the gifts of blue sea, blue sky, sunshine and beaches, which can be described as enjoyable. On the seashore and islands, some resorts have been built in recent years, such as Sanlian Tian Heng Island Resort, Laoshan Yangkou Oriental Resort, Haier Resort and Double Star Resort.
Qingdao has more than 40 star-rated hotels. There are some unique hotels here. Of course, there are many popular hotels and guest houses in downtown Qingdao, mainly around the railway station, so the accommodation is much cheaper.
Haitian Hotel (five-star)
Features: Each room is a sea view room.
Address: Block A, 48 Hong Kong West Road
Shangri-La Hotel (five-star)
Features: The Grand Ballroom is the largest meeting place in Shandong Province.
Address: No.9, Hong Kong Middle Road
Regent Hotel (five-star)
Features: The first five-star hotel in Shandong Province, with beautiful scenery and luxurious decoration, only a few steps away from the seaside.
Address: Taiwan Road 1
Huiquan Dynasty Hotel (five-star)
Features: Located next to the first bathing beach, within walking distance of the trestle, it has the only high-rise revolving restaurant in Qingdao.
Address: No.9 Nanhai Road
Oriental Hotel (four-star)
Features: Surrounded by mountains and seas, the environment is elegant, the catering is unique, and it has the reputation of "Oriental cuisine".
Address: No.4 Daxue Road
Zhanqiao Hotel (Samsung)
Features: German architecture, nostalgic classics, the earliest ballroom and cinema in Qingdao.
Address: No.31Taiping Road (east of the trestle)
Ocean Hotel (Samsung)
Features: It is located opposite Jiashike, the largest shopping center in Qingdao, and the May 4th Square in the municipal center is close at hand.
Address: No.61Hong Kong Middle Road
Wushengguan hotel
Features: Ideal accommodation at Badaguan.
Bihaiwan hotel
Address: No.4 intersection, Taipingjiao, Hong Kong West Road
Qingdao police cadre rest home
Features: Located in Qingdao University Town, surrounded by many Internet cafes, it is the first choice for young students to travel by themselves.
Address: Hsinchu Road, Taipei Road (near Qingdao University)
(6) Catering
Qingdao is rich in precious sea cucumber, scallop, abalone, conch, prawn and Cargill, which determines the characteristics of Qingdao cooking with seafood as the main raw material. The traditional banquets in Qingdao are particular, and the common specifications are "416" and "428". The order of serving requires cold before hot, salty before sweet, and each table must have fish. Without sea cucumber, it is not a big table. Eat seafood to see the season. Spring and summer are the best seasons, which will definitely make you never want to eat meat again. Of course, we should also be careful. Many tourists who come to Qingdao for the first time can't stand the temptation of seafood and eat too much. The result ... (you can imagine).
Qingdao has seafood dinners with northern characteristics and various snacks with Shandong characteristics. Pasta is overwhelming, and the heat in jiaozi is boiling. Northern food tastes heavy and needs to be digested well. Famous chefs gather in Qingdao, and there are many delicious foods. Tsingtao beer and Laoshan mineral spring are well-known at home and abroad. It tastes really good!
In the snack street, you can taste the local flavor snacks in Qingdao, where there are rare pleasures in the hotel. Pichai Yuan, located in Jiangning Road between Zhongshan Road and Hebei Road, is a famous snack street in Qingdao. In addition, there are Damaidao Seafood Street, Xiao Yun Road Zhongyuan Food Street, Huiquan Snack Street, Double Star Catering Street, Taishan Road Barbecue Street, Chang 'an Food Street and so on. , is a paradise for gourmets.
Top Ten Flavors of Qingdao
Yingzhou Spanish mackerel snacks:
The traditional snacks in Qingdao Hotel have a history of more than 50 years.
Steamed red island oyster:
Qingdao Xiaohonglou Restaurant is a special brand, especially with ginger vinegar.
Meige bean jelly:
Seafood in Qingdao Xinya Food City.
Guxiangcun prawn noodles:
Qingdao Gu Xiang Village Noodle Restaurant is exclusively launched.
Yingzhou Clam Package:
Qingdao hotel seafood brand.
Medal grilled squid:
Medal Barbecue Shop specializes in.
Big boat and light fish package:
Wonton king fast food restaurant is exclusively launched, and only Qingdao is unique.
Whole fish in casserole:
The characteristic brand of Wanhechun Hotel.
Bao Dao seafood jade noodles:
Exclusively launched by Bao Dao Restaurant.
Great Wall Seafood Furnace Package:
It is exclusively operated by Great Wall Hotel and has become a popular specialty food.
(7) Entertainment
The entertainment places in Qingdao are concentrated in the eastern new city and Shilaoren National Tourism Resort.
The "Hong Kong Street" in Fushan Bay and the12km coastal Chinese civilization sculpture promenade, marine amusement city, dolphin performance hall, international beer city, marine paradise, golf course and other facilities constitute Qingdao's colorful entertainment life. However, in this coastal and port city, the best entertainment is going out to sea. Blow the sea breeze to a nearby island and cook some seafood. Life is very comfortable at this time.
There are many bars in Qingdao. Friends who like clubbing can go to the "Fire Slave Lu Lu badminton" on the first floor of Huiquan Dynasty Hotel, which is a famous local bar.
(8) Shopping
If you want to shop in Qingdao, you might as well take a walk on Zhongshan Road. The night view of Zhongshan Road is beautiful, and Qingdao Baibai and Parkson are still worth visiting. There are two hypermarkets on Hong Kong Middle Road in East New District, namely "Jiashike" at Fuzhou South Road and "Carrefour" at Nanjing Road.
Qingdao is a city with low prices in China. Its products are not only seashore products, but also packaged food with Shandong characteristics. We should be careful when buying tourist goods, but we will abuse them in many ways.
It's hard to bargain when shopping in Shandong. First, it's expensive. Second, Shandong people don't want to waste their breath. Try not to bring seafood with you after a big local meal, because it is difficult to keep seafood fresh.
(9) Traffic introduction
aviation
Qingdao Liuting International Airport is 32km away from the city center, extending in all directions, and can travel to and from more than 30 cities in China. A number of international and regional passenger routes such as Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macao have been opened. The civil aviation ticket office is located at No.29 Zhongshan Road (Hunan intersection, now Zhanqiao).
Reminder: The airport bus in Qingdao is CMB, so it can't take several people at a time. If you don't want to take a taxi, you must get on the bus early to get a seat. Also, please note that when you take a taxi out of Liuting Airport, you must take a taxi with a silver roof in Qingdao. Taxis with yellow roofs in Chengyang District, Laoshan District or other county-level cities cannot enter the urban area of Qingdao.
railway
Qingdao Railway Station is located at No.2 Tai 'an Road, near the trestle.
Qingdao has 24 pairs of trains to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Jinan, Taishan, Heze, Yantai, Weihai, Wuchang, Nanchang, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xi 'an, Lanzhou, Xining, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Dandong and Tonghua every day. Except Zibo, Yantai and Weihai, the rest all call at Jinan.
Reminder: If you come to Qingdao by train, don't take a taxi in the train station parking lot after getting off the train. Taxis in the station are generally negotiated (no meter) and refuse to run short distances. If the map is cheap, you can take a taxi in the street outside the railway station square.
highway
The road traffic in Qingdao is very developed. Up to now, Qingdao has built seven expressways, including Qing Ji, Jiaozhou Bay, Liu Xi, Shuangliu, Weilai, Qilai and Yin Qing.
Qingdao Railway Station Square has Iveco CMB to Weihai, Yantai and Penglai. It only takes more than 3 hours to get to Yantai, and the fare is more than 30 yuan. It only takes 4 hours to Weihai and Penglai, and the fare is more than 40 yuan. The road conditions are excellent. Take the highway. To go to Jinan, take the No.5 tram to the long-distance bus station first. There is a high-speed bus from Jinan to Qingdao, which takes only 4.5 hours to Jinan, and the fare is 79 yuan.
Qingdao bus station
Address: No.2 Wenzhou Road (under Hangzhou Road overpass)
Qingdao west bus station
Address: No.46 Guantao Road, Guangdong Road
Qingdao East Bus Station
Address: Harbin Road
Most of the long-distance buses from Qingdao bus station to all parts of the province leave in the morning and are sent to county-level cities.
water transportation
There are two international passenger routes in Qingdao, which sail all the year round and leave for Incheon, South Korea every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 16: 00. Send it to Shimonoseki, Japan every Tuesday and Friday 16: 00.
Qingdao Port Passenger Station is located at No.6 Xinjiang Road.
bus
Due to the undulating terrain, bicycles and motorcycles are rarely seen in Qingdao, and buses have become the main means of transportation in the city. Public transportation in Qingdao is very convenient, extending in all directions, and no one sells tickets. The brand-new bus is clean inside and out. Single bus fare 1 yuan, single air-conditioned car fare in 2 yuan. No.26, No.20 1 and No.202 go along the seaside, pass through the trestle bridge, Badaguan and other scenic spots, and start from the ferry or railway station.
The most convenient and comfortable way to travel to Qingdao is to take the air-conditioned tour line. The vehicles of the three tourist special lines are luxury air-conditioned CMB (28 Xiamen Jinlong). Provide professional tour guide services throughout the journey.
To go to Laoshan Mountain (Taiqing Scenic Area), you can take bus No.304, from ferry and railway station (trestle) to Laoshan Mountain, and walk all the way to the seaside. Of course, you can also take a one-day tour of Laoshan. All hotels have agents, and most tour groups only go to Taiqing scenic spot. If you want to go to Beijiushui and Yangkou Scenic Area, you can take the tourist shuttle bus to Huaneng Square at 7:00- 10:30 every morning.
taxi
Taxis are now dominated by Santana and Jetta. The starting fee is 4km in 7 yuan, and then every kilometer 1.2 yuan, and every kilometer 1.5 yuan from 22: 00pm to 5: 00pm the next day. Compared with other cities, the starting fee is slightly more expensive, but the starting mileage is longer.
Reminder: Maybe foreign tourists think that taxis in Qingdao like to beat around the bush. In fact, the traffic in Qingdao is very characteristic. Many roads are one-way. It is often seen that a road has four lanes on one side and only bus lanes on the other. This is done to improve the speed and ease the traffic pressure, so sometimes you have to detour where you feel you can go directly. If foreign tourists knew a little, they wouldn't cause too many disputes.
ferry
The ferry route between Qingdao Old Town and Huangdao has strengthened the links between the two sides of Jiaozhou Bay. If you take the expressway around Jiaozhou Bay, the distance between the two places is 84 kilometers, and the ferry will stop in foggy days as long as it takes 20 minutes to half an hour.
Ordinary boat: the first bus leaves at 06: 30, and the last bus leaves at 2 1: 00 every half hour. Fare, 6 yuan.
High-speed boat: the first shift is at 07: 10, and the last shift is at 18: 30, every 20 minutes. Ticket price, 8 yuan.
Qingdao-Xuejiadao (An Zi Wharf)
High-speed boat: the first shift is at 07: 00, and the last shift is 18: 10, which runs every half hour.
Ferry Company Qingdao Passenger Station Tel: 26 19279
Ferry company Huangdao passenger station: 6856949
Ferry Company Xuejiadao Passenger Station Tel: 6705247
pleasure boat
Laiyang Road Maritime Tourist Wharf is located in the north of naval museum, where there are tour routes to and from Xiao Qingdao, Lu Xun Park, Taipingjiao and other places, which is a tourist project of great interest to mainland tourists.
Zhongyuan Maritime Plaza Tourist Wharf is located in Xilingxia Road, where there are not only panoramic sightseeing routes to Maidao, but also two small islands in the Yellow Sea (Zhucha Island and Dagong Island).
(10) Precautions
Essential items for Qingdao tour:
1, change clothes: Try to bring clothes that are easy to dry, because playing at the seaside will inevitably get wet, and the air in coastal cities is humid; Qingdao has a cool climate. Even if you travel in summer, you should prepare long-sleeved clothes. In order to facilitate swimming on the beach and in the sea, you should also bring swimsuits and shorts.
2, shoes: bring a pair of sports shoes to facilitate mountaineering or long-distance travel; Sandals must be waterproof, preferably flat-heeled, like slippers. When you arrive in Qingdao, you will find that the streets are full of people wearing slippers, which is more relaxed.
3, sunscreen: remember to bring sunscreen, sunglasses, sunny days, the sun by the sea is very powerful.
4. Medicine: You can't eat seafood when you arrive in Qingdao. Be sure to bring antidiarrheal drugs and medicines for treating allergies to prevent discomfort after eating seafood.