Introduction

Tangdao Bay

I got up after five in the morning, but the sun had already climbed to the height of five or six floors. The only way to watch the sunrise may be to stay up all night, though perhaps winter will still offer a chance. After breakfast, I took a taxi with a classmate to the metro station, planning to wander around Qingdao. Around 6:30 in the morning, we got off at Jinggangshan Road and prepared to walk around Tangdao Bay.

We first passed Jiaojiang Road and photographed the bull sculpture in the Tangdao Bay Financial and Sci-Tech Innovation District. Beside Lushan Road there was a “Slow Lijiang” slow-life themed restaurant. The surrounding greenery was nice, a bit like the meditation braindance in 2077. After walking through that stretch, we reached the seaside, and the humidity felt like 100%… We looked for a bus stop nearby, planning to visit Nan Dao Town and Yumingzui Village. Near the bus stop sign, I casually photographed a flower.

After visiting one place, we would take a bus around the bay to the next attraction, repeatedly experiencing: sweating all over from the heat, then being scorched by the sun as if cooked down over high heat…

First was Nan Dao Town. Many small buildings had been built there, but I did not take many photos. Along the coast there were rubber running tracks, and people were cycling or jogging in the morning. The Tangdao Bay area is quite livable. I did not enter the wetland park; I can leave that for next time.

Yumingzui Village is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The S504 road along the way is also beautiful. It would be better to travel by private car; walking to the bus stop was tiring.

The coastline was similar to the one near home. The beach had many stones, and there was a lighthouse in the distance. Occasionally a few speedboats and ships passed by, with loud horns and engine noise.

We only visited these two places in this area, then prepared to leave. On the way to the bus stop, there was a warmhearted uncle drawing water. He splashed groundwater onto the asphalt to cool it down, and when we passed by, he invited us to wash our faces and cool off.

Noon

We first went to Mixue and ordered a mulberry milkshake, then slowly drank it while sitting in front of a fan. The fan would spin for only a few seconds after each press, which was strange. Still, it helped a little with the heat. Later, no matter how we pressed it, it did not respond; the battery was almost dead.

My classmate bought Licun zhizha, more than 100 yuan per jin, but the taste was very ordinary. Fortunately, he only bought 15 yuan’s worth.

After resting, we went to a restaurant in Shibei District and ate wild wontons. The shop’s cooking was quite creative, a bit like the forced innovation points in our competitions, hh. There were salted duck egg yolk, shrimp, three-delicacy fillings, and so on. At 17 yuan it was fairly affordable. Two skewers of “lean meat” tasted and felt like chicken strips, and the chicken hearts were also just average.

May Fourth Square

On the way, I photographed the Tsingtao Brewery building. Its color was pretty, a bit like seawater. After crossing the road, we arrived at May Fourth Square, photographed the distant view of the Olympic Sailing Center, and also saw people practicing rowing near the moored boats, so I took a few photos there as well.

Zhanqiao

We first looked at the buildings in Shinan and photographed St. Michael’s Cathedral from a distance.

Finally, we went to see Zhanqiao and saw the familiar ship No. 105. I remember getting close to visit it in primary school. After seeing Zhanqiao, we prepared to go home. Mom and Dad had already cut watermelon and prepared aloe vera gel. I applied a little; my skin had been sunburned enough to start peeling.