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Snapshots of Qingdao

Location: southeastern tip of Shandong Peninsula

Area: 10,654 square kilometers

Population: 8.5 million

Economic position: One of the top 10 cities on the mainland

Outstanding points and domestic awards:

• Host City for the 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta

• China’s ‘Sailing City’

• One of China’s top Dynamic Economy Cities

• City of Brands

• Gold Medal Investment City

• Most Worth Recommending to the Rest of the World

• Best City for Attracting Overseas Chinese Investment

• Most Satisfying Entrepreneurial City

• Culturally Advanced City

• City of Chinese History and Culture

• Outstanding Tourism City

• Hygienic City Award

• Outstanding Environmental Protection Award

• Residence Award

• Urban Garden Award

• Most Beautiful City

• Safest City

• Happiest City