Qingdao, a little pocket of Germany in China

In this episode of Travelogue, Tianran He travels to Qingdao on China’s east coast. A former German concession, it’s home to grand colonial-era villas and the world famous Tsingtao Beer Brewery. It’s also the country’s sailing capital and one of China’s most livable cities with a refreshing mix of progress and heritage.
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[@zedz4397]

One of the most beautiful cities in China, my sweet hometown.

[@hjphjg]

me too lol

[@Fredericksohn]

How you can watch it, when it’s actually blocked in china 😅

[@yakko7737]

@@Fredericksohn VPN

[@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187]

Of all the cities on the Chinese mainland, Qingdao is my favourite and I’m proud to call it my home.

[@BlazStars]

My hometown too lol

[@chungppingli474]

People are friendly and polite there. Lots of history and a lot to see. You will love the place.

[@paulwest64]

Lived there for a year. Lovely city and people. Very modern, and a very chilled place. And the locals are very proud to call this home.

[@alpyal1287]

Why only a year? Just curious

[@Tommy10013]

I am German and I hope to visit Qingdao one day

[@BlazStars]

Seems the german empire wants to see qingdao as their own territory. Even they wanted to stay here for 50 years,they wouldnt build so many buildings:( And now,if you go to some parts ofold downtown of qingdao,you will feel like in europe.

[@Wolf-yw7en]

@@BlazStarsThe Germans had a 99 year lease from the Chinese Gov until they were ousted by the Japanese invasion in WW1.

[@rayban7408]

Wow, Qingdao...beer, green, sea...gorgeous.

[@JohnzeeMr]

Where's the Formula One Racing, I still think the Germans have more invested here than in Qingdao they're just overspread. It's way better to stay put in the city and let the locals go about there economy instead of running the gov't from behind the scenes creating so many nurses and dumping them in the US and other former British colonies. Qingdao will never get the elite Germans that have no other path but go to college to be productive, like Dubai Palm Islands without sophisticated people with complicated lifestyle that do real work and innovation in the economy the term rich people holds no weight and thus those Island will never be filled. Same goes for those old colonial houses their are more extravagant houses here than those old things, and unless for dignitary purposes no one is going to live and maintain those houses. Having this people with the skill and technical knowhow to organize Boat and Formula One racing is very good for the interaction with the local craftsmen and men at work and having college people from well know schools and universities encourages this type of events and the gathering of skilled people. There not going to preform for some farmers. The last thing you want are fake millionaires that are weak and dying but have this yacht and it makes them look cool and control the economy only because the locals are so poor and divided. Get the young Germans into the city and let them live their fantasy life in a University just stay in the City so that Germany's resources will be focus and its good for the the local economy and the Germans. This Germans are pampered and are not like those flea-scurvy weed crazy sailors of old they will never go out of the city and cause trouble in surrounding areas because they simply have no desire to subjugate and become landlords like the old generations that are just too old to move and are just probably busy plotting in their one of their Nobel Prize Sessions. Make the place vibrant with Formula One and Boat Sports Sailing Events with German and other European students as spectators. The goofing Europeans are just about the people you can expect from this to last because eventually Shanghai will not take this down face laying and they will eventually exert control because they are an industrial powerhouse. Shanghai Government and its Companies and Corporations will eventually exert its authority over the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and together with Beijing and Shenzhen and other rich big cities that has so many men at work scheme their corporate mercantile strategy and targets.

[@barrygoldwater9715]

@@JohnzeeMr this town is a master race German

[@jabss7847]

So many memories left here in qingdao..I stay here for a year although I'm in changchun now..ahh I miss to go back to qingdao..beautiful city with great friends there...I miss everything ...我很想念青岛的时光

[@Tiberiotertio]

We live in a house from the same time period here in Germany, built 1900. Qingdao was also the port for SMS Emdens famous mission.

[@jurgengreule5223]

Wow wundervolle Stadt. Bier ist sicher so lecker wie das Essen liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 😉

[@johnsamu]

Tsingtao beer is still my worldclass number 1 beer, easy to drink and tasty when it's hot outside. It's a pity I it's difficult to buy in the Netherlands.

[@wujianzhu7881]

Als je naar een wok gaat waar het bij zit en drank bij het prijs zit dan kan je zoveel drinken als je het maar wilt

[@darwinvickers2987]

One of the most pleasant half hours I've spent - thank you

thank for many awesome video!

[@kadiadekapes8163]

Beautiful German architecture. Beautiful piece of China in general!

[@Valar6]

Tsingtao should always be seen as a German-Chinese friendship and solidarity. Some friendships or love relationships have a difficult beginning, but in the end the truth of deep love will always prevail.

[@tastyyy9398]

What?

[@itskhalid923]

@@tastyyy9398 What do you mean "What?"?

[@diesesphil]

while, of course, colonization is never a good thing, the german Tsingtao/Qingdao Colony was actually one of the most developed in the world and brought a lot of Technology and Ideas to China

[@willengel2458]

Tsingtao = Qingdao, remember Tsingtao Beer?

[@ChineseJourney]

I just traveled there, I love Qingdao so much! Also enjoyed making video of Qingdao.

[@mundoglory7071]

Qingdao is a great place for sea swimming in the summer, its safe and the water is warm

[@mikefilm0952]

Amazing video, i really like the filming quality and your editing.. ♡

[@MatthiasBuesing]

Impressive video! Thank you very much and best wishes from Germany ☺

[@fabio7746]

在Barcelona看到自己的家乡。想念

[@newcrew4554]

Love this place!

[@noobland3601]

I am there on holiday and it is absolutely gorgeous.

[@johnmendes6853]

I already knew Qingdao but did not know of other details, it is a very beautiful city! Cooking is also interesting!

[@dadaturkey3965]

Qingdao people here～

[@luemmel1202]

great video, thanks from germany! :-)

[@Boom3truck960]

Thanks 🙋🏻‍♂️😘😘🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187]

I really miss my beautiful city and home in Qingdao so much. Even after moving to Qingdao in 2001, it remains my true home where I had to leave my life and my heart. After being gone only a few months, i can’t wait to return and hopefully find work again soon!

[@virginia_wong]

I only knew Qingdao from its beer. Never knew about its historical aspects. Adding Qingdao to my bucket list... ;)

[@serajeemdtoriqularman5955]

The mecca of beer lover. I knew this city because one of my friend's home town is Qingdao & the beer 🍻 .

[@Mysterious_Person.87]

Cool City

[@leamoon9576]

My beloved hometown

[@sinuchittarikkkal7018]

Awesome

[@addy7720]

What does the people in Qingdao (Tsingtau 🇩🇪) think about the Germans?

[@nhnam100594]

awesome

[@chungppingli474]

Enjoy the seafood with the qindao beer there.

[@Templemain]

What a great video, informative and covers many Qingdao locations. But you brushed over the Military Museum with it's old war ships, guns, aircraft and hover craft, a pity because it makes for an interesting day. You also missed out on the Qingdao CBD building lights which is just amazing when all the city buildings become alive with color and movement. It attracts hundreds of people and has a great party atmosphere. There are many other spots missed like the Qingdao Beer Festival, amazing, perhaps your time in Qingdao was limited but still a great video.

[@01olracman]

Chinese warships will be destroyed by American warships 100/100

[@sw8lady6]

I search this coz of Taotao. 😍

[@Wolf-yw7en]

Nice to see that the German influence of the former colony is respectfully restored and revered by the locals. Probably because of the beer culture left behind😊.

[@Baleur]

Never once in the video did they visit May 4th square at night or shandong road / CBD plaza at night. This video only shows a quarter of Qingdao =)

[@bbcpersian3342]

Ohh .Long live China

[@stefanocarbonari1062]

🤩🤩🤩

[@generalcurve6480]

I was born there

[@michaelgoh5830]

Just wondering why I have never been to this great city, in many of my past visits to China. Definitely on my bucket list, once post COVID-19 international travel is back. Great 👍 video.

[@Junaid-gl2ik]

Like to try the beer

[@alvinz4865]

my grandfather went to a boarding school that was previously a church (ithink?) built by german missionaries. it's now a forgotten past. the building is abandoned,

[@sirkkak1318]

Thats my home city bicause am chineese

[@jerry8690]

这是我出生生长的地方，夏天洗海澡，哈啤酒吃嘎啦。

[@dadaturkey3965]

哎小伙你也是qiong岛人

[@zedz4397]

gala灵魂

[@johnklein3592]

LOL, der RADIATOR ! 9:30

[@shibilv]

He looks handsome

[@mosesjane9456]

who ？ the sailor？

[@lololima5533]

I miss Qingdao and my good friends there. The only draw back is that there local immigration police frustrates foreign companies

[@waynejiang449]

Maybe your title will make a misunderstanding

[@ryanjones9103]

好节目，没什么views这么少，什么原因

[@johnhanser2313]

限流

[@violetsydney4942]

He's left-handed.

[@Boom3truck960]

Hi 🙋🏻‍♂️👍🏻

[@jennielee6431]

HongKong news

[@jangqing7983]

這是我出生的地方

[@tsssta6664]

是我成长的地方

[@marci_marcito6004]

是我家乡

[@greatlylarger9710]

這是我現在住的地方

[@liharry217]

老乡

[@elan9686]

是德国建筑保存最完好的城市

[@legofan2255]

Europian Villans????

[@xy3763]

720P...................

[@lijax9606]

青岛银在哪？

[@mosesjane9456]

青岛银的武汉好基友在此😂

[@fabio7746]

巴塞罗那的青岛银来了

[@MarcoLiu712]

青岛银在巴塞罗那

[@lifeofpiguru670]

and where was the money from?

[@silviatjhia1824]

Lifeofpi Guru work. hard work.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Over a year a 10gram piece of gold may be in 500 hands but over the decade 5,000 peoples's hands. Yet it's the same piece but with a higher value on the international trading market. The same money is just used time and time again.

[@EdXiao]

我想带我两只狗从青岛来。😩

[@barrygoldwater9715]

This town is Aryan master

[@violetsydney4942]

主持人真能喝

[@stevend.harrington5017]

Twitter social network and a new virus of sort's brought me a new horizon...and a lonely city.

[@dr.sandeeprajput7416]

I hv completed my ug there but admin isn't copertaive don't believe that mtf they lieing

[@KM-rs7tc]

So modern. And beautiful. Thank to Germany occupation. This is China 21 st century as predicted.Chinese cities like here and Manzhuoli,Harbin Dalian Xiamen are very esthetic with European architecture or influence.

[@jojok9241]

China is the greatest nation on earth.

[@cumulusterraticus3446]

Places in Germany CHINESE TOWER IN MUNICH ?,

[@loveindiafirst4526]

Welcome to India ,a paradise on earth😎

[@alonecomplexe]

As German who tried the Tsingtao beer, its taste awfull

[@outtheretogetyou]

@Washington Clinton ok but German beer is still better. I said what I said

[@jhjuu9576]

alonecomplexe Fick dich. Qingdao beer is made with the ancient deutsch method.

[@hansolo6831]

@Washington Clinton you copie german beer but it's worse than the original like everything china tries to copy

[@alonecomplexe]

@Washington Clinton Mr. Butthurt you´re kinda mad for a simply ptatement and my own Personal taste, my wife is Chinese and i do speak Chinese also not fluent but good enough and EVERYONE i´ve met in China said they like German brewed beer a lot more so maybe its your own personal taste but ive met a lot Chinese who doesnt share your taste also, i wonder if you would try to insult them like you trie it on me but i dont really care about your personal view because at the point you started to insult me with sentences its meaningless to discuss any further.

[@greenworld1259]

As an American, I actually like Tsingtao beer taste. I suppose individual tastes.

[@nickadams8782]

以像德国而自豪？

[@user-qf4dp4hq2x]

青岛人并不认为自己像德国而自豪 我们本来就是一个美丽的城市 有世界一流的港口 就是因为这个 才会在无能的满清时期被德国和日本争夺 我们骄傲的是我们得天独厚的自然优势 被殖民几十年 而学习不到殖民者的长处 不是更可悲?中国人的最大优势就是能利用一切可以利用的资源来造福自身 殖民者留下的东西也一样 我们保护它不是因为我们怀念它 动动脑子吧

[@fabio7746]

什么都不懂的玩意出来丢人？ 青岛地理位置好 隔海相望日本 过来侵略的都占领这个地方。你怎么不问问为什么清朝没本事反抗？

[@gamerx112]

what's your social credit score? lol

[@legofan2255]

I see they made Taiwan a prat of China

[@appletree9291]

Thanks for German's occupation and colonization for this place. Otherwise, there would be no today's beautiful city of Qingdao.

[@user-qi1dy3wi7s]

yeah, this beauty is built on thousands of corpses.And they will never see this scenery.Just use their blood and flesh to nourish this land.Chinese never forget the people who helped us and never never never lethe the people who hurted and killed us.We love peace but we can't forgot history ,forgot history means betray.

[@user-nm3oc9ti1q]

Apple Tree Qingdao would be more beautiful if without German's occupation and colonization.

[@rvalentim1995]

Nope,Qingdao and all the cities in China are beautiful because chinese people know how to build nice cities with good infrastructure,it's not a simple german architecture that makes it beautiful but China itself.

[@kadiadekapes8163]

And no beer

[@outtheretogetyou]

@@user-nm3oc9ti1q don't think so, mate

[@user-rt3jp1dc1k]

China should develop high technology, China should learn more, China is still a poor country.

[@dadaturkey3965]

友军

[@nanayaatwumasi5579]

Hater

[@varunraju.g1022]

A hater I see

[@incredulofreeman8358]

7:38 this is as chingado as it gets

[@leixu7034]

I love Qingdao, my beautiful hometown !