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gregation. The sociable staff create a real community in the great bar and res-
taurant (Old Church Lounge) and cozy public spaces.
CHINA COMMUNITY ART AND CULTURE $$
( Laozhuancun China Gongshe Wenhua Yishu Jiudian; 8576 8776; 8 Minji-
ang Sanlu; s ¥198-498, d ¥298-398, ste ¥598-980)
With silk lanterns illuminat-
ing the hallways, ceramic bowls serving as sinks, wood-floor showers, and an-
tique furnishings, each sumptuous decorated room in this polished hotel in the
heart of Dongbu has the feel of a courtyard residence.
Hotel
Eating
For the city's staple seafood, stick to the streets.
CHINA COMMUNITY ART AND CULTURE $$$
( Laozhuancun China Gongshe Wenhua Yishu Jiudian; 8077 6776; 8 Minji-
ang Sanlu; 11.30am-2.30pm & 5.30-10pm; main course from ¥48; 222,
304)
This gorgeous restaurant next to its namesake hotel in Hong Kong
Garden (
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)
is set in a stylised Hakka roundhouse (the sort once mis-
taken by the US's CIA for missile silos). The kitchen turns out sophisticated re-
gional cuisine from Shandong and Sichuan. Everything from the mushrooms
to water for the tea is locally sourced from Lao Shan.
Restaurant
Information
Emergency
(PSB; Gong'anju; visa inquiries ( ); 6657 3250, ext 2860; 272 Ningxia Lu; 9am-
noon & 1.30-5pm Mon-Fri)
Take bus 301 from the train station to the terracotta-col-
oured building (stop 14).
Money
ATMs are easy to find in Qingdao.
Bank of China
( Zhongguo Yinhang; 66 & 68 Zhongshan Lu; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri,
9.30am-4pm Sat & Sun)
On the corner of Feicheng Lu in Old Town.
(59 Xianggang
