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The old-town architecture walk (half day) — Qingdao

Qingdao · Day Trip

The old-town architecture walk (half day)

Xiaoyushan Hill, the German Governor’s Mansion, the cathedral and Pichaiyuan alley — the German quarter of Qingdao in one walk.

1

Xiaoyushan Hill

Morning from the hill park above the bay — the best view over the red-tile old town and the sea.

2

The German quarter

The Governor’s Mansion (Yingbin Hotel) on the ridge, then downhill past the former governor’s offices to St. Michael’s Cathedral.

3

Pichaiyuan & the sea

Lunch in the Pichaiyuan snack alley — the bean-curd jelly and the seafood — before the ten-minute walk to the Zhanqiao Pier.

Practical — Mansion £10–15 · cathedral free · 4 h · walk, no car needed.
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