Qingdao (Chinese: 青島) is a major city in eastern Shandong (山東) Province, China. Located on China's Yellow Sea (黃海) coast, it is a major nodal city of China. Xiao Yu Hill (小鱼山) is the best place to enjoy the panoramic view of Qingdao’s seashore.
There is an entrance fee for Xiao Yu Hill Park, and it takes about 5 minutes from the entrance of the park to reach the top of Xiao Yu Hill.
Xiao Yu Hill is 60 meters high and covers an area of 2.5 hectares. It is the first park hill with a style of classical gardens in Qingdao.
The name of Qingdao in Chinese literally means "green island", which comes from a small island in the Qianhai Bay (前海灣) of the urban area since the island is covered with green bushes all year round.
From the top of Xiao Yu Hill, you can see Zhan Qiao Pier (青島棧橋), Xiaoqingdao Island (小青島), Lu Xun Park (魯迅公園), bathing beach and Ba Da Guan (八大關).
In 1934, in order to promote Buddhism, the householder Wang Jinyu sponsored to build a teaching room at the top of Xiaoyu Hill and made Xiaoyu Hill become popular.
There are many European-style houses around Xiao Yu Hill, which are currently mostly used as vacation villas for the rich people or high-ranking officials.
The store at the entrance of the park sells Laoshan Cola (嶗山可樂), a local specialty in Qingdao. Laoshan Cola is a brand of cola soft drink produced. First introduced in 1953, it was the most popular cola brand in China until it was purchased by the Coca-Cola Company in the 1990s.
