Qingdao from Above - Aerial View of China's Beach City | Drone Travel Video

Qingdao is perhaps the most beautiful coastal city in China, and boasts some spectacular beaches, historic European architecture, pleasant weather, and delicious seafood.
While human settlement dates back around 6,000 years ago, the face of the city changed drastically when German naval officers occupied Qingdao in the late 19th century. Railroads and ports were developed, but the Germans also built schools and churches. They even built a brewery, which over time became one of China’s largest beer producers, Tsingtao. Some of these buildings have been preserved, and provide a striking contrast with the more modern face of Qingdao.
In this aerial video, I will show you some of these buildings, but also fly over the modern business district and skyline, and some more traditional pagoda style structures. The scenic beaches and rolling green hills and mountains are some of the highlights of Qingdao, and are visibly stunning. The city, however, is also a major industrial and commercial hub, with a massive port, connected via the 25.9 kilometer long Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, one of the largest in the world.
I studied in Qingdao for one semester in 2010, and had the chance to travel and visit the city again in 2019. This time I took my drone to capture some of the main sights and landscapes in this fascinating city.
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** As mentioned, the footage in this video was made in 2019 before the global pandemic started. I am currently not traveling, like most people in the world. **
Thanks for watching and feel free to leave comments below!
Copyright of all footage: Hoffer Media

[@rh5340]

born and raised in Qingdao, one of the most beautiful place on earth

[@stefhoffer]

It's really a remarkable city, you still live there?

[@minihuge3498]

Beautiful Qingdao

[@dlsolof]

I love Qingdao! My favorite city in China. Thanks for highlighting it.

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks for watching the video, it's a beautiful city!

[@facefunny2518]

Beautiful city!

[@stefhoffer]

It really is!

[@lisharishahzada7762]

Look at the beautiful village 🤠

[@MTravelVlog]

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[@stefhoffer]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked the video!

[@ratnamanchansishresthashre8848]

wow beautiful contrary lovely contrary 💕💕💕

[@stefhoffer]

It's really a city full of contrasts!

[@ratnamanchansishresthashre8848]

@@stefhoffer i like city

[@feelkorea1]

I enjoyed the wonderful video. Thank you for sharing the video. Have a good day .....

[@stefhoffer]

Thank you for watching, have a nice day too!

[@CAdler-xj6is]

My home country, I love it, I miss it😘

[@crazygirlcrazygirl7286]

Amazing beach and city

[@stefhoffer]

It really is!

[@jejakale1390]

Qingdao from above. I like this video so much

[@chietbrink3977]

What a fantastic video again ! I am following you for a long time and it is amazing to see how many countries you have been to make travel video's. Great images !!!!

[@stefhoffer]

Thank you, also for all your help and comments!

[@maluke5778]

It’s my hometown! Love your video

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks for watching!

[@cfrank8911]

Great video, motivating me to visit this stunning city :)

[@stefhoffer]

Thank you, hope you can visit one day!

[@tamterence5561]

so awesome!!! ok, my next travel plan!

[@stefhoffer]

Safe travels!

[@asmrcomfortingsenses5431]

Greetings what an amazing place very nice video, thank you

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sun__1955]

Wonderful 🥇

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks!

[@moniimc]

Love & Greetings from Kolkata-India 💞💕

[@stefhoffer]

Greetings back! Kolkata is a great city :)

[@moniimc]

@@stefhoffer 🙏🙏💞💞

[@kalyanipurkayastha5912]

Beautiful city n your video also. I like it. Good luck.

[@stefhoffer]

Thank you for your kind words, good luck to you!

[@TravelTourTaste]

Oh my goodness. How awesome. Fantastic footage and great editing skills too. Just found you today and really pleased we have your videos are awesome bro. Stay safe and take care my friend catch up soon God bless you. Remember Spread and share the love in these difficult times.

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks a lot for your kind words, appreciated! Great channel you have as well. Take care!

[@sushiladevi1812]

Mast city

[@bumble.bee22]

I love

[@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187]

Thank you for making such a nice video of my beautiful home. I miss it so very much!

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks for your kind words.

[@bekercraft3742]

Parabéns pelo vídeo 👏, 👏.👏 👏 👏 👏 belíssimas paisagens.

[@stefhoffer]

Thank you for your kind words and support!

[@overmauve5416]

I want to go qingdao,again

[@BoydXplorer]

Beautiful aerial View of China's Qingdao Beach City. Tnx4sharing full watched +subs.

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks a lot!

[@niltonavila9211]

Linda

[@mottymuytd4463]

i miss it i used to live very near where the first few shots were made

[@stefhoffer]

Nice, are you from China?

[@vincentdesun]

footages are pretty old. those skyscrapers have completed now and looks really stunning.

[@stefhoffer]

September 2019, they surely build fast!

[@play362]

真的是大国

[@specialgems]

🌈

[@caencris3407]

Is the most beautifull city un the world, Is like Ámsterdam New

[@stefhoffer]

It's really a fascinating city!

[@jiaxunchat]

You really know Qingdao, bule sea and sky, green trees and red shingles, best sand beach (front beach and gold/silver sand beach is the best beaches in Asia), plus long history chinese Tao's culture (one branch of Tao's culture developed around Qingdao, such as laoshan), and influenced by the culture, full of nice people, with the best climate in china,Qingdao is the most popular city of China.

[@stefhoffer]

It's really a beautiful city!

[@darkrichard]

wow, so many WTF moments in your vids. Like when all of a sudden a "European" city center altogether with a gothic church pops up in a chinese city. It's insane. Then if you would have shown me a screenshot of this mega city with it's skyscrapers along the beachside I'd have said maybe Sidney or wouldn't recognize this city at all. Who had ever heard about Qingdao?!

[@stefhoffer]

Haha great question! It's really quite a unique city on many different levels. An old colonial district, then a modern skyline, one of the largest ports in China. All on the coast :)

[@Zergcerebrates]

Because Qingdao was occupied by the Germans in 1897.

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

basically this is a former German city

[@joyjoyoo]

Repeat after me: colonization

[@musthafamusthafa7422]

Thank you Yutube

[@AnnariBalma]

love from my channel & pakistan

[@alberonibaggio9680]

Just checking the comments to see what people think of my city

[@sushiladevi1812]

Chaina is the best city

[@clayastoys]

Hello friend🗯🗯 Your video's cool. keep it up Friendship greetings Always be successful Let's be friends🗯🗯

[@stefhoffer]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

This is where the famous beer comes from, courtesy of the Germans!🤣

[@stefhoffer]

Yes, Qingdao has one of the largest breweries in China!

[@camdenuptown1777]

Former German colony

[@Lucas-vr1qr]

我老家青岛即墨

[@irlabento9864]

Chine à maior potência do mundo é o BraZil

[@anilrana4236]

Devoloped china

[@laboratoriocelular1894]

como seria a China sem o comunismo??

[@bashirshaikh6416]

Gujarat modal hai CHINA beach City woner Indian PM Narendra modi aur AMIT SHAHA hi property

[@Medbyt805]

Bro. It's a video only. Did you really visit china . I don't think so. You are a low budget person cannot afford to visit chine and enjoy it's place or dishes.

[@stefhoffer]

I spent 1,5 years of my life in China, and yes, I shot all this footage myself in 2019.