Badaguan Scenic Area [Qingdao]

"One of Top Five Most Beautiful City Districts in China"
Ranked by China National Geography Magazine

Badaguan Scenic Area in Qingdao City of Shandong Province: Colonialist scenic legacy

This scenic spot gets the name for there are eight streets named after eight great passes in ancient China (Shanhai Pass, Jiayu Pass, Wusheng Pass, Ningwu Pass, Juyong Pass, Shao Pass, Zijing Pass, Zhengyang Pass). In fact, there are another two: Hangu Pass and Linhuai Pass. It has a distinctive architectural complex as the main scenery and quiet broad avenues. In spring and summer, flowers flourish like fire in all their bloom. In autumn and winter, you will witness frosted red maples. It has become a famous holiday resort in China.

The Badaguan Scenic Area, where the roads are named after ancient Chinese passes, is a concentration of modern architecture heritage. Its buildings, with pleasing proportions and diverse styles, are in perfect harmony with the surrounding environment.

On October 12, 1898, the German Kaiser Wilhelm II formally named the Jiao’ao Concession downtown area as Qingdao, and went on to apply to Qingdao the late 19th century’s mist advanced European city planning concepts. The Badaguan villa area was a result of that city planning. Imbued with foreign flavor, Badaguan, this 'museum of world architecture,' encompasses nearly a hundred villas in different styles.

Badaguan is a combination of garden and courtyard. Luxuriant trees and booming flowers are on both sides of the streets are Trees vary from street to street: peaches in Shao-pass Street; crape myrtle in Zhengyang-pass Street; cedars in Zjing-pass Street, Chinese flowering crab-apple in Ningwu-pass Street, Maple in Jiayu-pass Street, Gingkgo in Juyong-pass Street, Dragon Cypress in Linhuai-pass Street,

French Candlenut in Shanhai-pass Street, Hangu-pass Street, and Wusheng-pass Street. Flowers are in blossoms all the year round; therefore, they are called 'Flower Streets'. Badaguan has a variety of architectural styles and thus is famous as 'the World Architecture Museum'. There are Huashi Villa, Princess Villa, Donhai Hotel and Badaguan Auditorium.

Best time to go
Anytime especially Summer and Autumn
An average annual temperature is 54.86F in city. In August, the hottest average temperature is to 77.54F. In January, the coldest average temperature is to 31.1F.

Ticket
No ticket

Around Landscape
Laoshan Scenic Area, Qingdao Seashore Scenic Area, Underwater World, Beer Museum, Langya Terrace Scenic Spot, Xinhao (Signal) Hill Park, etc.

Local Snacks and Specialties
Qingdao Beer, Jimo Wine, Qingdao Shell Carving, Laoshan Yunfeng Tea, Laoshan Mineral Water, Laoshan lily, Variedness Clam, Hupi Parrot, etc.

Travel Tips
Pay attention to be safe when swimming.
Do not forget to bring shorts so that you can play in the water at the seaside!
Please take water, sunbonnet, sunglass, and suntan oil in summer.
Anti-diarrhea tablets and other medicine are useful in case someone finds that they are allergic to the seafood.

Located in the city center
Distance
Beijing (882 km) Qingdao City
Beijing (497 km) Jinan City (387 km) Qingdao City