About Qingdao (Tsingtao)

•　 Population: 7.4938 million;

•　 GDP (in 2006): USD41.38 billion, growth rate is 15.7%, ranks in China 's top ten;

•　 Qingdao seaport:
　 Ranks # 2 in import and export in China ;
　 Ranks # 2 in handling capacity of containers (7.70million TEU) in China;
　 Ranks # 1 in mineral imports in the world;
　 Ranks # 1 in petroleum imports in China ;
　 Your products can be transported to more than 450 ports in the world from
　 Qingdao seaport;
　 One of the largest container terminal operations in the world, Qingdao
　 Qianwan Container Terminal Co., Ltd. started operating on Jan. 9, 2004. Its
　 shareholders are Qingdao Port Corporation , APM Terminals ( a part of the
　 A.P. Moller - Maersk Group , the largest shipping group in the world) , P&O
　 Ports ( one of the core businesses of the P&O Group , the second largest
　 shipping group in the world) , COSCO (the largest shipping group in China).

•　 Qingdao airport:
　 The passenger handling capacity of Qingdao airport in 2006 is 6.38
　 million persons, growth rate is 14.9%.
　 The cargo handling capacity in 2006 is 0.1405 million Metric Tons, growth
　 rate is 13.9%.　　
　 By air, just one hour to Beijing , Shanghai , Seoul.
　 There are daily flights from Qingdao airport to:
　　 Korea : Seoul , Pusan , Taegu;
　　 Japan : Tokyo , Osaka , Fukuoka ;
　　 Singapore ;
　　 Hong Kong;

•　 In 2006, export and import volume is USD39.12 billion.

•　 Approximately 500 miles of ocean coastline.

•　 Of the top 100 brand names in China , Qingdao is home to 31. Qingdao is
　　therefore called the “ Famous Brand City ”.

•　Qingdao was selected as:
　　 2005 China's Optimal Business City by Forbes, ranking No. 7;
　　 2004 the Most Economically Active Cities in China by CCTV;
　　 2005 China's Optimal Civilized City by Government;
　　 The Most Yearning City the public look forward to in China by network,
　　 ranking No. 1.

•　 82 Trade Schools and 398 Middle and High Schools, 991 Elementary
　　Schools.

•　 More than 60% of all Ocean related scientists are located in Qingdao . The
　　only one ocean university in Asia, China Ocean University, is located in
　　Qingdao .

•　 Qingdao hosted 28.86 million visitors in 2006.

•　 Qingdao will be the site of the 2008 Olympic water sports.

•　 Riverside Business Park is 45 miles to Qingdao downtown, 90 miles to
　　Qingdao Seaport and 60 miles to Qingdao airport.

•　 General Information on the cities nearby Qingdao :

　 Yantai City :

　 Population: 6.49 million;

　 GDP (in 2006): USD30.99 billion, growth rate is 17.0%;

　 Located 2 hours from Qingdao by car.

　 Weihai City :

　 Population: 2.49 million;

　 GDP (in 2005): USD15.09 billion, growth rate is 17.4%;

　 Located 2 hours from Qingdao by car.

　 Weifang City :

　 Population: 8.5 million;

　 GDP (in 2004): USD15.575 billion, growth rate is 16.9%;

　 Located 1 1/2 hours from Qingdao by car.

　 Jinan City (Provincial Capital of Shandong Province ):

　 Population: 5.974 million;

　 GDP (in 2005): USD24.212 billion, growth rate is 15.6%;

　 Located 4 hours from Qingdao by car.

•　 Approximately 2250 miles of ocean coastline total with Qingdao , Yantai,
　　Weihai and Weifang.