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  U.S. Embassy Vice Consul coming to Qingdao April 27th   1006 Hits (Posted by Genova Posted on Apr 12, 2006) (2 Comments) A vice consul from the U.S. Embassy will be available on Thursday, April 27, 2006 in the lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel, 9 Xiang Gang Zhong Lu, Qingdao, 266071 (tel: 0532-8388-3838) from 6 to 8 p.m.
The vice consul will be available to assist American citizens by performing notarial services, adding passport pages and providing absentee voting and registration information. The vice consul will also discuss other issues concerning citizens in Shandong Province. If you wish to have additional pages added to your passport you must email us your name, passport number, date and place of birth before Monday, April 24, 2006.
Send your information to amcitbeijing@state.gov.
Voting registration forms, voter information, and passport applications will also be available. The vice consul will be seated in the main lobby area. Please ask the hotel reception desk if you cannot locate the outreach officer. We look forward to seeing you.
  Jinan, History and Historic Sites   1232 Hits (Posted by jackiewalks Posted on Dec 15, 2005) (2 Comments) History and Historic Sites
Jinan has a long history. The archaeological excavations have proven that there were traces of human activity in the vicinity of Jinan as early as eight to nine thousand years ago, during the early Neolithic Age. During the time of the Dawenkou Culture (6100-4600 B.C.), activities of the ancestors of Jinan people had become more abundant. They finally settled down and began building cities during the Longshan Culture Age (4600-4000 B.C.). An urban area covering some 200,000 square meters excavated at Chengzi Cliff, Longshan Town, Zhangqiu City, Jinan, ranks at the top among city relics of the same age discovered so far within China.
The name of Jinan changed with the replacement of China's feudal dynasties. The district and suburb of Jinan today was under the jurisdiction of Jibei Prefecture with the name Lixia County when Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.), united the separated states in China's history for the first time. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24), Jinan prefecture was incorporated, marking the birth of the name of Jinan. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jinan became the capital of Shandong Province, the residential city of the administrative, military and juridical chief officers. Since then, Jinan has continued to be the political center of Shandong. At the time of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Jinan remained as the capital of Shandong Province and experienced a faster growth than before. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Jinan became a commercial city of considerable magnitude. Thus, through the passing of time, Jinan has marched from ancient to modern history with steady strides.
Famous scenic spots, rich in culture, are found at Daming Lake, Baotu Spring, Qianfo Mountain, Lingyan Temple, the Four-door Pagoda, Wufeng Mountain, and the Great Wall of the Qi Dynasty. Relics of Longshan Culture abound. Of special interest is the Han Dynasty King Mausoleum at Luozhuang, where every brick, tile, and building is symmetrical, balanced, simple, and vigorous, a reflection of the brilliance of eastern culture.
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