Seaport

Qingdao has three major port facilities, the Old Port,the Huangdao Oil Port and the Qianwan Port, for cargo and oil tankers, including China¡¯s largest container dock, a 200,000t ore dock, a 200,000t petroleum dock and a 100,000t coal dock. Cooperative relations have been established with 450 ports in 130 countries. The 1999 annual cargo handling capacity was 72 million tons, exported commodities were more than 35 million tons and 1.5 million TEUs. In 1997, Qingdao Port was accredited to ISO9002 for passenger and cargo transport.

International Airport

Qingdao International Airport is approved by the central government and classified as 4D. At present, 13 domestic and overseas airlines operate 56 routes of which 10 are international and regional. In 1999 over 2 million people, including 400,000 international travelers, were transported.

Railway

The railway, linking Qingdao and the second Asia-Europe continental bridge, is in operation for international container transport. Domestic rail lines connect Qingdao with Lanzhou, Chengdu, Xi¡¯an, Zhengzhou, Jinan and Jining, providing 6 lines for intermodular transport for international containers.

Highways

The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge will span the sea between the old and new urban areas of the city of Qingdao. Project commencement is estimated to be 2001.

Public Utilities
Roads 1,145km.
Buses 2,600
Bus route density 6km./sq.km.
Taxis 8,876
Water supply 100%
Gas supply 750,000cubic.m./day
Urban gas diffusion rate 96%
Urban heat supply rate 13.2%
Power generating capacity 1.38mil. kWh
Landscape area 35.9%