“Green” means lush and lush vegetation
“Island” means a small piece of land connected to water and home to birds.
Qingdao
It’s such a city with red tiles, green trees, and blue sea and sky.
But here comes the problem
Why is Qingdao called Qingdao?
Why not call it Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple Island?
about
Qingdao
origin of name
In fact, there are many ways to say
The most romantic kind
It’s such a fantastic love story
a long time ago
There is a fishing village called Jiangjiazhuang on the south coast of Jiaodong Peninsula.
Brother Yu and Sister Qin live a sweet little life
But one day, the fisherman went out to sea to fish.
Encountered a big storm and was kidnapped by the shark spirit in the sea.
Shark spirit claims not to harm Brother Yu
But I have to hand over the beautiful girl Qin
Of course Brother Yu refused
The shark spirit sent his minions to drag the fisherman to the shore to lure Qin Mei to the bait.
Brother Yu loudly told Qin Mei the situation and asked Qin Mei to escape.
The shark spirit was furious and chanted a spell to take Brother Yu away.
Another wave will flood Jiangjiazhuang
Qin girl’s face was full of tears and she played the guqin
The sound of the piano mixed with the sound of the waves, tearing people’s hearts apart
A sea breeze blows
Sister Qin turned into a seagull and soared into the sky
She aimed at the shark monsters and sea snakes in the waves and dropped the guqin
Guqin turned into an island and suppressed the shark monsters
The sea water that was about to submerge Jiangjiazhuang has receded
The sea level has returned to calm
People commemorate the beautiful and brave girl Qin
Just call this island Qindao
As time goes by, my name has lost its pronunciation.
It’s done
Qingdao
Therefore, the nickname of Qingdao is also Qindao now.
There is another saying related to color
Qingdao
The “green” comes from Yin Island
Yin Island is
Jiaozhou
An island in the northernmost part of the bay
The island is densely wooded and green.
The ships coming and going saw the greenery on the island
Just call this place Qingdao
Over time, it became the name of the entire region.
Of course, we also have historical
Qingdao
origin of name
This goes back more than a hundred years ago
It is a fishing village called Qingdao near Haikou of Jiaozhou Bay.
It became a port for foreign trade during the Wanli period of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty.
In the second year of Tongzhi reign of Muzong of the Qing Dynasty (1863)
In order to adapt to the needs of the international situation
exist
Qingdao
Customs branch established
In 1891, Qingdao became a town: it was called Qingdao Port
By 1898,
Qingdao
Begins to be occupied by Germany
The next year, German Emperor Wilhelm II unified the German-occupied area and named it
Qingdao
This is the earliest record of Qingdao appearing as a city name.
From then on,
Qingdao

This place name is still used today

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