There is an artificial dock in Qingdao that was built in the Qing Dynasty, which is the Landmark Pier Huilan Pavilion in Qingdao. During the Qing Dynasty, a wharf boardwalk extending into the sea began to be built, which is the predecessor of today's Qingdao Pier.
Zhanqiao Huilan Pavilion is located at No. 12 Taiping Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, in the open bay. In ancient times, it was used as a military wharf, later called a freight wharf, and today's zhanqiao has become the most famous tourist attraction in Qingdao because of its superior geographical location.
Winter was originally the off-season of tourism in Qingdao, and coupled with the impact of the epidemic, there were very few tourists in scenic spots. In Qingdao, the Pier Huilan Pavilion is still crowded. With early morning sunrise and dusk sunset, there are always tourists and locals who come here to admire the blue ocean, climb the Huilan Pavilion to look at the cityscape of Crescent Bay, and bring bread to feed the flocks of red-billed seagulls.
The Qingdao Pier in winter is the most romantic, and the red-billed seagulls that spend the winter in siberia south become the owners of the pier bay. Sometimes they perch on the reef, lined up in neat rows, and sometimes soar in the wind, crossing the calm sea. Tourist feeding attracts flocks of seagulls scrambling to pounce on food, bringing a vibrant life to the calm bay in winter.
The history of Qingdao Zhanqiao should start from the Qing Dynasty, during the Qing Guangxu period, out of military needs, the Qing government garrison built a sea boardwalk with a length of about 200 meters and a width of 10 meters as a military dock. Later, during the period when Qingdao became a German concession, the trestle was used as a freight terminal. It was also the first time that the Germans expanded the trestle, increasing the length of the trestle to 350 meters, changing the sides to iron lock guardrails, and adding railway tracks to the bridge deck.
In the 20th year of the Republic of China, the government re-expanded the trestle, which is the length of the 440-meter boardwalk we see today, and built an octagonal pavilion at the entrance to the sea, which is the symbol of the current trestle, The Huilan Pavilion. After thousands of years of destruction and repair, we see the Qingdao Trestle Bridge today.
Usually what we call the trestle is composed of a 440-meter boardwalk and a return pavilion. Built on the trestle embankment, Huilan Pavilion is an octagonal antique pavilion with double-storey cornices, and the second floor offers endless views of the Yellow Sea and the open cityscape.
Located in the most beautiful bay in Qingdao, the trestle bridge faces the open ocean and on the other side is a magnificent crescent-shaped cityscape, and the trestle bridge is the best place to enjoy the scenery all year round. Changhong is far away, and the flying pavilion is the best depiction of the Qingdao Pier. Coming to the winter pier in Qingdao, flocks of seagulls gliding the sky, people enjoy the sea view, play with seagulls, a harmonious and vibrant picture is probably the most beautiful winter scenery in Qingdao.