Qingdao
Tsingtao is a redirect to this article. For other meanings see Tsingtao (disambiguation) and Qingdao (disambiguation).
Qingdao (Chinese 青島市 / 青岛市, Pinyin
, W.-G. Tsingtao Shih - "Green Island," obsolete: (pole): Tsingtau Shi) is a port city in Shandong province (obsolete: (pole): Shantung) in the east of the People's Republic of China. The abbreviation of the city 青, qīng means "green", "blue-green", "turquoise", but also "lush / lush" with allusion to the vegetation.
From 1898 to 1919 the city belonged to the German Empire as a colony (Kiautschou).
The coastal metropolis is known worldwide for its beer called Tsingtao, which has its origins in the German colonial era. In 2008, the sailing competitions of the Beijing Summer Olympics were held off the coast of Qingdao.
Administrative outline
Qingdao reached its current size by incorporating the former Jimo, Jiaozhou and Jiaonan counties in 1977, and Laixi and Pingdu in 1984. At the county level, Qingdao is now composed of seven urban districts and three county-level cities. These are:
| County level | Admin. | Area | Population | Population density |
| Shinan Municipality (市南區 / 市南区, Shìnán Qū - "South City") | 370202 | 0030,01 | 0.544.800 | 18.153,95 |
| Shibei Municipality (市北區 / 市北区, Shìběi Qū - "North City") | 370203 | 0063,18 | 1.020.700 | 16.155,43 |
| Huangdao Municipality (黃島區 / 黄岛区, Huángdǎo Qū) | 370211 | 2220,10 | 1.392.600 | 00.627,27 |
| Laoshan Municipality (嶗山區 / 崂山区, Láoshān Qū). | 370212 | 0389,34 | 0.379.500 | 00.974,73 |
| Licang Municipality (李滄區 / 李沧区, Lǐcāng Qū). | 370213 | 0095,52 | 0.512.400 | 05.364,32 |
| Chengyang Municipality (城陽區 / 城阳区, Chéngyáng Qū) | 370214 | 553,2 | 0.737.200 | 01.332,61 |
| Jimo Municipality (即墨区, Jímò Qū) | 370282 | 1727,00 | 1.177.200 | 00.681,64 |
| Jiaozhou City (膠州市 / 胶州市, Jiāozhōu Shì) | 370281 | 1210,00 | 0.843.100 | 00.696,78 |
| Pingdu City (平度市, Píngdù Shì) | 370283 | 3166,00 | 1.357.400 | 00.428,74 |
| City of Laixi (萊西市 / 莱西市, Láixī Shì) | 370285 | 1522,00 | 0.750.200 | 0.492,9 |
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Colonial Architecture
Etymology
According to the first known German language records, the place was known as "Chingtau-kau village". Subsequently, the name "Tsintau" was first used. By date of October 12, 1899, the name "Tsingtau" was established as the German name.
