Zhongshan Road & Dabaodao Historic District
中山路·大鲍岛历史街区
A century-old commercial street and lane-house district in Qingdao, where German-style and Chinese-style lane-house buildings stand side by side. It is ideal for a city walk.
Zhongshan Road runs from Zhanqiao Pier in the south to Dayaogou in the north and is Qingdao's earliest commercial street. During the German occupation period, it was divided into a European quarter and a Chinese quarter. The Dabaodao Historic District on its northern section preserves many lane-house buildings. After recent renovation, it has opened cafés, creative shops and small theaters, making it a great place to photograph old Qingdao streetscapes. You can walk the route from Zhanqiao Pier to Zhongshan Road, the Catholic Church, Dabaodao and Pichaiyuan in that order, which takes about 2 to 3 hours in total. The district is free to visit, and Renmin Huitang station on Metro Line 3 and Zhongshan Road station are nearby.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pichaiyuan Food Street
- St. Michael's Cathedral
- Guanxiang Hill Park & Qingdao Observatory
- Qingdao Protestant Church
- Zhanqiao Pier
- Qingdao Tianhou Temple
- Signal Hill Park
- Qingdao German Prison Site Museum
Places to eat nearby
- Chunhelou (Zhongshan Road Head Office)
- Wangjie BBQ (Zhongshan Road Branch)
- Minguohai Seafood Dumpling Restaurant (Zhongshan Road Zhanqiao Branch)
- Yongle Beer House (Chengwu Road Branch)
- Shuangheyuan · Seafood Dumplings Qingdao Cuisine (Xuanhua Road Branch)
- Yiqinghui · Seafood Qingdao Cuisine (May Fourth Square Flagship Store)