Large and medium-sized cities along the coast of China have their own history, but they all have their own unique characteristics. The history and culture of Qingdao are marine culture in many levels and meanings. Qingdao's marine culture has a long history, a long history, rich resources and unique features. Qingdao is unique in that it has not only the development of the historical tradition of marine culture, but also the exchange and integration of Chinese and foreign marine cultures, as well as the integration of marine science and technology education, marine industry, marine transportation and marine commerce and economy. People's marine concept and consciousness are relatively strong, which is our unique advantage in developing marine culture while developing marine economy.

First of all, from a historical perspective. Qingdao and its Shandong Peninsula are the hometown of Dongyi marine civilization and the important town of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Langya (now Qingdao) was once the earliest seaport in history, where Yue, a maritime power, built its capital. As a mirage, the sea here is a wonderland in Penglai, and it was once a place where Qin Huang and Han Wu often patrolled the sea. No matter from the discovery of marine cultural sites in archaeology, from the emergence and spread of Taoism, from the search for immortals by emperors of Qin, Han and Wu, from the local language, literary tradition, folk belief psychology and cultural relics in life, or from the exchange and influence of local marine culture with the southeast coast, Liaodong Peninsula, Korean Peninsula and Japan and its islands.

Second, from a modern point of view. It is also the battlefield of China's maritime anti-aggression, and it is also one of the main areas where modern western colonialists opened the door to China and objectively promoted cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Qingdao was once regarded as "Hong Kong of Germany", which suffered the humiliation brought by too many foreign cultures at sea, and at the same time provided a foundation for us to actively open to the outside world and attract "overseas visitors" today. Qingdao's port, Qingdao's urban construction, Qingdao's industry and commerce, Qingdao's food, clothing, housing and transportation, Qingdao's literature, art and culture education, including the construction of universities, and the residences of famous scholars and writers at home and abroad, all these social and cultural phenomena fully show the "seafood" of Qingdao culture.

Third, from the current situation of Qingdao culture. Qingdao has become one of the earliest 14 coastal cities in China, a famous industrial, commercial, trade, cultural, educational and tourist city at home and abroad, a leading city in Shandong's economic development, and a hot spot for investment favored by the international community, all thanks to Qingdao's unique advantages in oriental blue marine culture. People call Qingdao "Venice of the East", and people praise Qingdao's green trees, red tiles, blue sea and blue sky. When people come to Qingdao, they must visit Zhanqiao, Badaguan and Laoshan, take a sea bath in summer, drink beer and taste seafood in four seasons. People find that the residential buildings of Qingdao people are "foreign" ... People love and yearn for Qingdao, not only because it is a rich place.