Qingdao Yingbin Hall,Yingbin Guan

When Germany invaded Qingdao in 1897, the official mansion of Germany governor, Jiaoao was located at the mid mountain of Shitou Mountain known at that time (now known as Xinhao Mountain). The rank of German governor was equivalent to the Chinese army’s highest military officer, the prefect. Therefore the building is also called "Tidu building". This building was constructed in 1905 and was belongs to the German William time construction model. The building material unified with the youth style to become the German type construction: apex and big. The building material was mainly granite, which is stocky and heavy. Presently, this type of house which was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century is rare even in Europe continent and even Germany. It was designed by the German architect, Lachaluweizi. The guesthouse exterior construction was imposing and was of the old castle type. The outer walls used yellow color as the main theme and the height is about 30 meters. It was mainly decorated by granite. The interior was of palace type lining structure. Under the small and narrow circle window was decoration of stone and carefully carved material. The red tubular tiles, blue scale tiles and green cow lip tiles roof made the building to be very unique. In 1957, fence surrounding the guesthouse was constructed, forming a courtyard area of 86,000 square meters. There are many fruit trees and various types of decorative plants in the courtyard. Now it is a memorial hall for tourist which comprised of six levels altogether.


Name:Qingdao Yingbin Hall (Yingbin Guan)
City:Qingdao
Address:No.26 Longshan Road
Admission:CNY6
Hours: 08:00 am-05:00 pm
Tel: 0086-532-82865960