Qingdao,abeautifulseasidecity,islocatedinthesoutheastpartofShandongProvince.Totheeast,ashortdistanceacrosstheYellowSea,lieKoreaandJapan,makingQingdaoanimportantcityforinternationaltrade.Forthirtythreeyears,until1949,QingdaowasacolonyofGermanyandJapan.Asaresult,buildinsinQingdaohaveagreatdealofEuropeanarchitecture.Thisforeignarchitecture-aremnantofthecolonialpast-nowbeautifiesthisseasidecity.Theredroofs,greentrees,bluesea,andazureskyformabrightandcolorfulpictureofQingdao.ThecityissometimesknownastheSwitzerlandoftheOrient.Surroundedbytheseaonthreesides,Qingdaoattractsmanytouristswithitscharmingseascape.SightsliketheEightPassesVillas,theZhanBridge,WusiSquare,Mt.Laoshan,willhelpyourememberQingdao.Justwalkingonthesandandlisteningtothesurfbreakingonthebeachbecomesenjoyable.Qingdaooffersfoodwithdistinctiveflavors--especiallyseafood.SotakethischancetoenjoythedeliciousseafoodofQingdao.Also,QingdaoisthehomeofthefamousQingdao(Tsingtao)Beer.HaveabottleofpureQingdaoBeerrighthereinQingdao!TheQingdaoMunicipalGovernmentrecognizestheimportanceofthetourismindustryandhasfurtherplanstodeveloptourisminQingdao.Toenhancethetourismindustry,QingdaonowsponsorstheQingdaoInternationalBeerFestival,theQingdaoInternationalSeaFestival,BeachCultureFestival,theSeaAffectionFestival,andtheSummerofQingdaoFestival.IncooperationwiththeBeijingOlympicGames2008,QingdaowillholdtheSailingCompetitionintheOlympicGamesin2008.Thisgreateventbringsagreatopportunityforthischarmingcitytobuilditsbrightfuture.