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Population: |
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2.45 million in the urban
area and 4.68 million in the county side |
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Language: |
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Mandarin |
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Accommodation: |
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There are as many as 96
star-rating hotels in the urban area of
Qingdao. Hotels with great facilities
can also be found in other surrounding
cities. |
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Office
Hours of Local Government Agencies |
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9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays
to Fridays. All are closed on Saturdays
and Sundays. |
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Banking
Hours: |
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Monday to Friday: 9:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday to Sunday: 9:00
a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
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Service
Charge: |
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Restaurants and hotels
0~20% |
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Electricity: |
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 220V,
50~AC. The general shape of plug bases are
as follows: |
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Communications: |
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It is very convenient
to communicate with outside world. You
can dial directly and communicate with
more than 500 cities at home and abroad,
and in the region of Hong Kong and Macao.The
bandwidth of the direct international
outlet for Internet is 400M.The country
code of China is 86 and the city code
of Qingdao is 0532. |
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Weights
and Measures: |
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Qingdao uses the metric
system. Kilogram, meter, and liter are
most commonly used.1 kilogram = 2.205
pounds1 meter = 3.281 feet1 liter = 0.220
gallon |
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Time
Difference (Take Monday in Qingdao as an example) |
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Qingdao (Beijing, Hong
Kong): 8:00 (0) (Monday)
New York: 19:00 (-13) (Sunday)
London (Paris):0:00 (-8) (Monday)
Tokyo: 9:00 (+1) (Monday)
Sydney: 10:00 (+2) (Monday) |
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Climate: |
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Average Temperature: 15.4-21.9
°C |
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Airline Information: |
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Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is located 23 kilometers (19.9 miles) from the center of the city. Flights connect more than 30 large Chinese cities, as well as foreign cities such as Tokyo, Fukuoka and Osaka in Japan; Seoul, Inchon and Daegu in Korea; and Singapore and regional areas like Hong Kong and Macau. |
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Train Information: |
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Every day, there are thirty or so pairs of trains operating between Qingdao and other cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuchang, Nanchang, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xian, Lanzhou, Xining, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Dandong, and also cities inside Shandong Province such as Jinan, Heze, Yantai, Zibo, and Weihai. |
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City Transportation: |
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By bus: You can take
none-conductor buses, trolleybuses or
special-lined to all districts of the
city. The price of a ticket is 1 yuan(RMB)
or 2-4 yuan for some long lines.
By taxi:
The starting price is 7 yuan (RMB), 2.6
yuan (RMB) per kilometer. |