Located in China's Shandong Province, Qingdao is one of the few prosperous port cities in the northern part of the country. The city, with its pleasant climate and charming sea view, makes a perfect spot for people to get away from mundanity of everyday life and take a breath of fresh air. Seafood and beer are what define the Qingdao culinary experience. If you bump into a local carrying a plastic bag containing kind of mysterious liquid, don't mistake it for something unsavory. That's the freshly brewed beer for dinner! /VCG Photo

Sea gulls flying above the sea shore in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. /VCG Photo

A church in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. /VCG Photo

A man stopping at a seafood stall in a local market in Qingdao. /VCG Photo

Two men carrying plastic bags of freshly brewed beer in Qingdao. /VCG Photo