Help! July in Qingdao is just too fun to explore!! (Includes a 3-day 2-night nanny-level guide
by Emma McKenzie78
Jul 4, 2025
📸Top 3 Must-Visit Attractions
❶ Badaguan
📍 Princess House/Huashi House/Shaoguan Road
🚶♀️ Wear a white dress for retro film vibes
🕒 The light is softest at 4 PM!
❷ Zhongshan Road
📍 Red brick German architecture + time-honored food
🍢 Wangjie Barbecue's grilled squid is so good you'll stomp your feet!
🍦 Binchangyuan's crystal-clear candied hawthorns
❸ Dabao Island
📍 Artsy coffee shops + Republican-style arcades
☕️ Recommended: "Cancha Coffee" for terrace views of the street
📷 The corner staircase is super photogenic!!
🦞 Foodie Alert 👉🏻 Dechao Seafood • Qingdao Cuisine
🏠 Yuanyang Plaza, 65 Hong Kong Middle Road
💰 CNY 60 per person until you're stuffed!
🌟 Must-Order List:
▫️ Steamed Abalone Seafood Hot Pot (So fresh it'll make your eyebrows fall off!)
▫️ Sea Sausage Rice (Qingdao people's DNA is moving)
▫️ Garlic Vermicelli Shrimp (The shrimp is springy and bursting with roe)
▫️ Seafood Family Portrait (Eat everything in one pot)
💡Tips:
① Zhanqiao Pier is too crowded! Go to Xiao Mai Island to watch the sunset for better photos
② Use Amap for taxis, it's faster than DiDi
③ Bring an empty suitcase! It's super cheap to buy unfiltered beer at the Tsingtao Beer Museum
📆Day 1: Zhanqiao Pier → Daxue Road → Signal Hill Park
📆Day 2: Badaguan → Zhongshan Road → Minjiang Road Night Market
📆Day 3: Laoshan Yangkou Line → Xiao Mai Island
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