Ba Da Guan

Ba Da Guan (Chinese: 八大关; pinyin: Bā Dà Guān ; literally: "the eight great passes") is a historical mansion area located near the coastline in the city of Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Contents

• Ba da guan scenic area
• Qingdao the eight great passes ba da guan
• The streets of Ba Da Guan
• Festival on Ba Da Guan
• References

Ba Da Guan is made up of streets named after great military forts of the ancient times. It was originally a residential area for the Germans built when Qingdao was a German protectorate (1897-1914). Each street is lined with a single species of tree and many street names are colloquially known by the trees that line them. Along the streets are houses built in a variety of European architectural styles. Ba Da Guan is bordered on the west by No. 1 Beach and on the east by No. 3 Beach. Ba Da Guan is a popular destination for wedding photography. One can often see dozens of newlywed-couples being photographed along Ba Da Guan's shoreline and greenspace.

Next to Ba Da Guan, on the south end of No. 2 Beach, is a large rocky outcropping on which a stone Russian villa was constructed. Built in 1932, Huashi Lou (花石楼) combines Greek, Gothic, and Gothic influences throughout its five storey hulk. It is constructed from marble and stone and features a large turret and a multicolored outer face which inspired the locals' nickname for the structure, "the colorful rock building". It also contains a passageway which Chiang Kai-shek used to get from the building to the seashore.