A couple of weeks ago I went for a walk on my way to get some cheese. Yes, actual cheddar cheese from Wisconsin. I know it sounds funny, but cheese is the one thing that I splurge on here. It is kind of expensive. It costs 37.50 yuan or just over $6 for 8 ounces. It is well worth the splurge.
Anyway, I decided to take a different path to the market. I had scene a marina that I wanted to explore a few days before that I wanted to explore further. It turned out to a great discovery, again. Not only did the marina have many statues, but it had paintings, fishing boats, and the sea. It also had something called the China Sea Level Datum
As you can see, this point in Qingdao is the place where all mapping and mountain heights are measured from. All mountains are above sea level from this point. It was very interesting, something I did not even know about.
There were even some rocks that show what the heights are for the highest mountain peaks in each Chinese province. Here are some examples.
Mount Everest is even measured from this point in Qingdao.
There is a huge, gold statue of The Goddess of the Sea Heavenly Mother. It is enormous.
Some other views of the bridge.
Yinhai Marina was a great place to explore. Next time I go visit, I will take Gary with me.
Anyway, I decided to take a different path to the market. I had scene a marina that I wanted to explore a few days before that I wanted to explore further. It turned out to a great discovery, again. Not only did the marina have many statues, but it had paintings, fishing boats, and the sea. It also had something called the China Sea Level Datum
As you can see, this point in Qingdao is the place where all mapping and mountain heights are measured from. All mountains are above sea level from this point. It was very interesting, something I did not even know about.
There were even some rocks that show what the heights are for the highest mountain peaks in each Chinese province. Here are some examples.
Mount Everest is even measured from this point in Qingdao.
There is a huge, gold statue of The Goddess of the Sea Heavenly Mother. It is enormous.
There were many other sculptures there and beautiful sights of the ocean. It was very educational and enlightening.
This is a bridge, the view from afar. This is from on top. I got to cross the bridge in order to get out of the marina. It was pretty cool.
Some other views of the bridge.
Yinhai Marina was a great place to explore. Next time I go visit, I will take Gary with me.
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