QingdaoalsoknownintheWestbyitspostalmapspellingTsingtao,isamajorcitywithapopulationofover7.5million(2009)ineasternShandongprovince,EasternChina.ItbordersYantaitothenortheast,WeifangtothewestandRizhaotothesoutheast.Thecharacter青inChinesemeans"green"or"lush",whilethecharacter岛means"island".Qingdaoisadministeredatthesub-provinciallevel. 　　LyingacrosstheShandongPeninsulawhilelookingouttotheYellowSea,Qingdaoisamajorseaport,navalbase,andindustrialcentre.ItisalsothesiteoftheTsingtaoBrewery.Theworld'slongestseabridge,theQingdaoHaiwanBridge,linksthemainurbanareaofQingdaowithHuangdaodistrict,straddlingtheJiaozhouBayseaareas.In2009,QingdaowasnamedChina'smostlivablecity.