东亚文化之都· 2015青岛

　　青岛地处山东半岛南部、黄海之滨，依山傍海，风光秀丽，气候宜人，全市海岸线总长为870公里。是中国重要的经济中心和港口城市、国家历史文化名城和风景旅游胜地。

　　青岛现辖六区四市，总面积10654平方公里，总人口近800万。1891年建置的青岛，“山、海、城”浑然一体，红瓦绿树，碧海蓝天。

　　作为中国历史文化名城，青岛着力培育“音乐之岛”、“影视之城”和“帆船之都”三大文化品牌。

　　作为全国首批文明城市，青岛崇尚“诚信、和谐、博大、卓越”的精神理念。青岛拥有旅游、海洋、港口三大特色经济，青岛是中国最具经济活力和企业家最满意的城市之一，拥有海尔、海信、青啤等知名品牌。

　　追求卓越的青岛，立足本土，放眼全球!

　　2015 Culture City of East Asia · Qingdao

　　Qingdao, a city that enjoys 870km-long shoreline of the Yellow Sea, is located in the Shandong peninsula. Surrounded by beautiful mountains and pleasant climate, Qingdao, also called the port city, is an important economic center. It has many historic sites and is a famous tourist destination of China.

　　Spread over a total area of 10,654 km2, Qingdao has six districts and four sub-cities, with a population of 8,000,000. Founded in 1891, the city calls itself the combination of “mountain”, “sea”, and “city”.

　　As a historic and cultural city, Qingdao has created three cultural images: “Island of Music”, “City of Movie”, and “Metro of Sailing”.

　　Also, as the first-selected civilized city in China, Qingdao expresses the spirit of “honor”, “harmonious”, “broad-minded”, and “distinction”. Qingdao has focused on three distinct economic areas, tourism, ocean, and port. In addition, it is one of the most bustling economic cities and boasts the most satisfied entrepreneurs in China.

　　To pursue its goal of becoming excellent, Qingdao will focus on the domestic market and look toward the global community.