Qingdao Expat Group

Qingdao Expat Group is a community for expats, by expats. It continues to grow with each passing year and is currently represented by members, accompanying spouses and children from 56 countries! We aim to create a mutual understanding of Chinese and Western cultures and also hope to help new Expats arriving in Qingdao to settle in more comfortably by frequently organising events such as balls and dances, dinners, family oriented easter and christmas parties, barbeques and many more events.

We have painstakingly built this site to offer more for the local expat community and hope to build this community by showing the world what Qingdao has to offer.

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About Qingdao

Qingdao is Shandong Province's most affluent city and boasts the largest port in Northern China. It prides itself as a beautiful city along the coast from the old town on the west side all the way to the eastern Laoshan area offering spectacular views of the ocean and old colonial European architecture.

Qingdao got recognition from being the “Sailing City” as a co-host of the 2008 Summer Olympic games where teams from around the world competed in several sailing events. It is very famous for its beaches and obviously the world famous Qingdao beer. Tourists from many cities in North China flock to this wonderful city to experience its wonderful environment.

The biggest event in Qingdao is the Qingdao Beer Festival. A slightly smaller version of the Oktoberfest, featuring live music, great food and of course, lots of tents serving all kinds of beer from all over the world. This event takes place in the middle of August and runs for two weeks.Economic development in Qingdao is rising at a rapid pace and as it does, more and more foreign companies are recognising it as an important manufacturing and trading hub in the North China Region. Although still lagging behind the ultra modern styles of Shanghai, Qingdao is still a fantastic city where more and more is becoming available to suit western tastes and standards. However, if you want to get out once in a while for a night on the town, there are several direct flights everyday to Beijing and Shanghai which are only an hour away.