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Qingdao's best examples of concession-era architecture - the former German
governor's residence constructed in the style of a German palace. It was built
in 1903 at a cost of 2,450,000 taels of silver by an indulgent governor who
Kaiser Wilhelm II immediately sacked when he saw the bill.
PROTESTANT CHURCH
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( Jidu Jiaotang; 15 Jiangsu Lu; admission ¥7; 8.30am-5pm, weekend ser-
vices; 1, 221, 367) On a street of German buildings, this copper-capped
church was designed by Curt Rothkegel and built in 1908. You can climb up to
inspect the clock mechanism (Bockenem 1909).
Church
ST MICHAEL'S CATHEDRAL
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( Tianzhu Jiaotang; 15 Zhejiang Lu; 1, 221, 367) Up a hill off Zhongshan
Lu, looms this grand Gothic- and Roman-style edifice. It is closed for renova-
tion until 2014, but you can still wander the exterior.
Church
HUASHI LOU
( Huashi Lou; 18 Huanghai Lu; admission ¥8.50; 8am-5.00pm; 26, 231,
604) This granite and marble villa built in 1930 was first the home of a Russian
aristocrat, and later the German governor's hunting lodge.
Historic Building
QINGDAO BEACHES
( Qingdao Shatan) Qingdao is famed for its beaches, which are pleasant
enough, but don't expect the French Riviera.
Beach
Sleeping
KAIYUE HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL $
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( Kaiyue Guoji Qingnian Luguan; 8284 5450; www.yhaqd.com ; 31 Jining
Lu; 31 dm ¥25-30, f ¥100-179, r ¥80-100, from ¥189 with private bath;
) This hostel in a historical church at Sifang Lu and Jining Lu has a lively con-
Hostel
 
 
 
 
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