Ah, when I look at the sky too much, my homework still has to be done in advance.
This year's cherry blossoms bloom earlier than usual, and the cherry blossom season in Jiangnan has entered the final stage, but in Qingdao, far north, there is actually a cherry blossom to chase.
When I wrote about Wuxi before, I also said that the sea of flowers is not good, one looks at the number, and the other looks at the landscape combination.
And Qingdao, as a generation of Internet celebrity cities, has mountains and seas, fireworks and streets, and exotic buildings, and the flowers in the city bloom in spring, which is more like a flower city than Kunming.
Because of the climate, Qingdao's cherry blossom season is later than Jiangnan, and the full blooming period in previous years is in mid-April to late April (if the weather is cold, there are flowers on May Day), and this year it blooms early, and I estimate that early to mid-April will be very beautiful.
Of course, if you can't catch up with the cherry blossoms, don't worry, Lao She's article "May in Qingdao" can be written:
At the end of April, the cherry blossoms have just given up, and then in May, the various moons, roses, azaleas and other flowers in the city suddenly bloom, bursting out from the hollow walls of every household... The sea breeze accompanies the freshness of the flowers, which makes people's hearts blossom.
▲ Begonias on Ningwuguan Road
▲The cherry blossoms of Laoshan Mountain
Spring is really not enough, so today let's talk about Qingdao's spring play.
Blowing the sea breeze, drilling the sea of flowers, rolling the road, probably going to Qingdao this season, even if you get lost, you are very happy~ ~
The beauty is not only cherry blossoms, Qingdao is stepping on the green chapter
Zhongshan Park - the most famous cherry blossom viewing destination
I don't know if it's because there are too many things to play in Qingdao, qingdao's cherry blossoms are beautiful, but the popularity is not so high.
It is said that Zhongshan Park is one of the cherry blossom viewing spots with the highest cherry blossom density in China after Japan, and spring is very beautiful!
Zhongshan Park has more than 20 varieties of cherry blossoms, more than 2,000 cherry blossom trees, and a 660-meter-long cherry blossom avenue passes through the park, because of the high density, cherry blossoms have a feeling of coming to the face, and it is quite shocking.
And the cherry blossom trees are older, more lush, and more beautiful.
The cherry blossoms in Zhongshan Park were first transplanted during the Period of German-Japanese Occupation, and were replanted during the period, with the oldest being 120 years old.
The famous Wuda cherry blossoms are actually only more than 50 years old, doubling their age and doubling their beauty!
The best cherry blossom forest is at the entrance of the zoo in the park, these dozen cherry blossom trees are the first batch of people's park planted, more than 100 years old in China is also considered to be old.
The huge canopy is like a huge pink and white umbrella that stretches out, which is particularly beautiful!
And this year, Qingdao held the first cherry blossom festival, the event time is from April 1 to May 7, during which there are many cherry blossom viewing activities that should be enjoyed, you can go to the scene.
Although it has nothing to do with flower viewing, there is also a cable car station here in Zhongshan Park, which is the same way to play Yi Qianxi in the movie "Send You a Little Red Flower".
The cable car takes about 30 minutes, you can go all the way up to Taiping Mountain for viewing, overlooking the mountains and seas of Qingdao and the city view, that is, the price is not cheap, ¥120 a person.
Bada Seki - Cherry blossoms and exotic architecture are the most matched
Although Badaguan is also a clichéd attraction in Qingdao, no matter what time, there are many tourists.
But I think the most beautiful time here is the spring flower season and the autumn yellow leaf season, and the nearby streets are very suitable for walking.
There are more than one kind of cherry blossoms that can be seen in the spring of Badaguan.
There are cherry blossoms on Juyongguan Road in April, the number is not too much, but there is a kind of eye-catching good-looking;
More famous than the cherry blossoms are the begonias of Ningwuguan Road and Jiayuguan Road, which sit on 219 Shibei Road and have become one of the must-do things in Spring in Qingdao;
There are peach blossoms on Shaoguan Road, which is very compatible with the old Western-style houses in the background; there is also a moon season on Zhanshan Road in May.
In short, these two months are basically blossoming, and the spring atmosphere is too strong.
Of course, it is impossible to expect that there are fewer people in the eight major passes, and it is best to make a good film before 8 o'clock in the morning, with fewer people, fewer cars, and good light.
Sanming South Road - the most down-to-earth cherry blossom viewing place
Sanming South Road is a small road in the residential area, not long, it is only a hundred meters, and suddenly it has begun to catch fire in the past two years.
Although the scale of cherry blossom trees on Sanming South Road is not large, basically the cherry blossoms are locals, just like a scenic line hidden by Qingdao people.
The lane on the edge of the community is not wide, and it is often parked full of cars, which is a bit of a damage to the beauty of the picture, but as soon as you look up, you can see the "cherry blossom dome", the flowers are dense and tight, and you can hardly see the sky, which is still very beautiful.
Qingdao actually has a popular cherry blossom viewing place - the Laoshan Campus of ocean university of China, in the hearts of many Qingdao people, the cherry blossoms of Haida university are more beautiful than Wuda.
However, this year's cherry blossom season Haida campus has not yet opened to the public, I hope that in the coming year, we can recover as before, and have the opportunity to walk into the campus to see the cherry blossoms.
Good look more than eight passes, Qingdao shopping chapter
Qingdao is a beautiful place for urban construction, although I have only been there twice, I still feel that walking aimlessly can find the cuteness here.
In addition to the Badaguan, which is more touristy, with Daxue Road as the center, it is interlaced with Yushan Road, Huangxian Road, Hengshan Road, Signal Mountain Road, in the last century, Lao She, Shen Congwen, Liang Shiqiu, Wen Yiduo and other celebrities like to hang out here, and now this area is also very suitable for walking.
As the name suggests, University Road is next to haida's Yushan campus, with its own cultural atmosphere.
The place where Wenqing often haunts is the fertile soil of petty bourgeois shops, and the density of grocery stores, cafes and bookstores in the whole area can be said to be "five steps and one store", even if it is a fork in the road, it is not worth chagrin.
Nevertheless, let's pick a few well-known small shops to write about it
Day and night cafes
Address: Qingdao City South District Longjiang Road No. 4 (Lao She Former Residence)
This small two-story building, where the day and night is located, is located at the intersection of Huangxian Road, but whenever you pass nearby, most of them will leave photos of their homes on their mobile phones.
The Day and Night Cafe has been operating on University Road for many years, and I don't think their coffee quality is the best, but it can be drunk. The advantage is that the environment is more emotional, and he also showed his face in Lu Han's "Promise" MV.
There is a net red cat in the store, which can eat and sleep, which is very cute~
Desert Island Bookstore
Address: Qingdao City South District Huangxian Road No. 12 (Lao She former residence north side)
Qingdao's earliest desert island bookstore opened on Guangxi Road in 1933, which was once a secret contact point for the underground party organization of the Communist Party of China, and now it is opened next door to Lao She's former residence, which is also the house where Mr. Lao She lived in Qingdao around 1936.
It is said that most of the manuscripts of Lao She's masterpiece "Camel Xiangzi" are written on the manuscript paper printed by the desert island bookstore.
There are still many old objects from the 1930s, so it is worth a visit rather than a bookstore as a museum with its own historical attributes.
Little Witch Cafe
Address: No. 14, University Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City
There are many cafes near University Road, but the styles do not overlap.
This little witch coffee is a magic fairy tale wind, the door of the small shop is full of green climbing tigers, and pushing the door is like pushing open the door of the other world.
The café is connected to the grocery store on the side, which is small but detailed.
The whole shop is basically from the ground to the high cabinet, full of groceries from all over, patiently digging carefully, or very good to find.
Panda’s
Address: No. 24, University Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City
This cute and loving ancient shop from the name to the decoration is near the coffee of the day and night, and there are two pandas at the door that are particularly easy to find.
The ancient works in the store are picked up by the owner from various countries, and the styles are very unique, so don't worry about colliding with the models.
The point is that their things are not expensive, rings, brooches can be bought at home for more than a dozen or twenty pieces, all kinds of dresses and even wedding dresses are also hundreds of pieces, and all kinds of cute knick-knacks can be open to buy.
Another wonderful point of Daxue Road is that "the north and south are clearly distinguished" - the south of the road is a traditional Chinese red wall yellow tile building; the north of the road is more of a European-style red roof and yellow wall western-style western-style building.
In addition to the small shops that are good to visit, there are many delicious ones, so I will not expand on it, after all, the next lie is the highlight of food.
Delicious more than seafood, Qingdao foraging chapter
When it comes to Qingdao cuisine as seafood, is it the biggest misunderstanding of the city?
Qingdao people's pursuit of food is of course not only seafood, there are unique Qingdao cuisine in the Lu cuisine department, there are also Korean cuisine that is authentic enough for the whole country, and there are special street stalls, which are very popular with beer!
(1) Seafood
Tuan Dao Market & Haibo River Morning Market
The earliest Qingdao raiders will tell you that eating seafood to chop firewood yards and go to Taitung Road Night Market; and then will tell you to eat seafood to go to Huangdao Road and Yingkou Seafood Market, and now there are more and more tourists in these places, and there are fewer and fewer locals.
It is not that places with many tourists will inevitably be slaughtered, but where there are many tourists, prices will be raised.
So where to eat seafood in Qingdao now? I would recommend you Tuandao Market in Taixi, or Beihai Bohe Morning Market.
These two are markets where locals also come to buy seafood, and of course, out-of-town tourists like me can have fun eating.
There are seafood processing shops in the market, and the general environment is not bad, but a processing fee can at least ensure that the seafood eaten into the mouth is genuine;
And the market is on the edge of the old residential area, the most important is not lack of small restaurants, do not worry about finding food.
If you want to eat the freshest seafood, it is best to sweep the goods before 10 am, and if you arrive around 12 o'clock, it is suitable to pick up leaks, and if you are equipped with bargaining skills, you can take it at a fairly affordable price.
(2) Special staple foods
Opened a seafood shrimp dumpling shop on Hongdao Island
Address: a number of branches, the nearest choice can be
Every time I go back to Qingdao, I have to set aside a share of a meal for seafood dumplings. The most famous boat song has been eaten, and you can also try the same chain of open sea.
Their family is most famous for the shrimp dumplings, each dumpling has at least 1.5 shrimp shrimp, the seafood filling juice is particularly full, you can taste the freshness of the taste, I can get a high score here.
For out-of-town tourists like me, it is easiest to order a family portrait, cuttlefish, mackerel, abalone, sea cucumber, shrimp... All kinds of categories are available.
Kaihai can also eat stir-fried vegetables, ming stalls a la carte, seafood types are very complete.
Like what kind of iron pot saucer fish head, seafood small tofu, cuttlefish stewed tofu, are very authentic Qingdao cuisine methods.
(3) Lu cuisine restaurant
Big Pine Restaurant
Address: Qingdao City, Shinan District Nanping Road No. 1 B
The first time I went to Qingdao to eat the famous Kowloon restaurant, the taste was not bad, but let me queue for more than 2 hours to eat again, I am probably not happy.
If you want to eat Lu cuisine, this big pine restaurant is also worth eating, not an Internet celebrity shop, but the reputation is very good.
There are not many dishes in the big pine tree, and the two small blackboards are written on them all, but the Tao Dao is a classic.
The owner is a couple who cook very Qingdao-style home-cooked dishes, and occasionally help process their own seafood, and eating here is as comfortable as visiting a relative's house.
The dinner of the general office worker is to come to the big pine tree to order two small stir-fry and drink some beer, but the noisy environment is very stressful.
(4) Korean cuisine
Fire
Address: No. 14, Gutian Branch Road, Hong Kong Garden, Shinan District, Qingdao City
Stove is an old Korean food shop in Qingdao, opened for 13 years, although the environment is a bit crowded, but the service is very warm, eating here is very relaxed.
The mouth-watering Korean cuisine in Korean dramas can be eaten in the fire, and the signature barbecue is grilled and then served, the fat and lean ratio is appropriate, dipped in Korean spices, and it feels like "Smecta" has arrived.
Delicious at the same time, but also make people feel too cost-effective, per capita almost 60 yuan, no wonder this store has been open for so many years, or there is no lack of popularity.
If you want to eat Korean food, you can enjoy the neighborhoods near Gutian Road and Zhangzhou Second Road, where several Korean food shops with particularly high popularity in Qingdao are gathered.
(5) Grilled fried skewers
Lee village river bottom poke meat
Qingdao people's impression of "Ha beer, cha clams" is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, that is the most compatible with beer is definitely indispensable to eat a barbecue.
I was still picked up by "the most delicious Korean man" Bai Zhongyuan Amway, who has been in Qingdao for 12 years and loves the simple environment of the poke meat street stall.
Poke meat should be a specialty of Qingdao, the ingredients can be brought by themselves, you can also choose directly in the store.
Seafood, five flowers, chicken offal, all kinds of vegetables, etc. are placed on a square iron plate, plus garlic, pepper, cumin and other condiments for a fierce barbecue, the appearance can be said to be "fierce god evil", but there is a kind of "satisfying the original desires of human beings" delicious!
The price of the poke butcher shop is not expensive, 50 per capita can eat the wall out, but the environment of their home is also visible to the naked eye, and even the wall is still pasted with newspaper.
Therefore, it is only suitable for friends who are particularly close, or people who pay attention to taste > environment.
Qingdao Raiders temporarily share here~
Therefore, the most suitable season for Qingdao to come is not only summer. In the spring, you can eat seafood, beer, and more endless spring flowers stubble after stubble, check the ticket to go!
/Accommodation Recommendation/
The best hotel in Qingdao should be Han Bi Lou, the hotel is located on the island road in the spring is very beautiful, half of the sea of flowers, half of the sea, but the location is still quite far from the main scenic spots in Qingdao;
If you want to live in the city, you can choose Westin and Shangri-La, both of which are near May Fourth Square, and it is convenient to go to the main attractions in Downtown Qingdao.