Qingdao - Other Names

Other Names

  • Jiāo'ào: (胶澳): former name during Qing Dynasty.
  • Qindao: (琴岛, lit. "Stringed Instrument Isle"): additional modern name for the area, refers according to locals to the shape of the coastline.
  • Tsingtao: western postal name.
  • Tsingtau: German name during the concession period, written in German romanization of Chinese (Lessing-Othmer).
  • Jiazhou: a historical name which refers to the Jiazhou Bay.
  • Kiachow: a rominaztion of Jiazhou.

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