Attractive Chinese Cities for expats was released on April 15, 2018. Qingdao takes No. 4 place after Shanghai, Beijing and Hefei and hits the list for the seventh consecutive year. At the same time, Qingdao Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau won “Outstanding Contribution Award” issued by Shandong Association for International Exchange of Personnel.
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The ranking, titled "Amazing China: the Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Foreigners," released by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, was launched in 2010. It is the only ranking for Chinese mainland cities voted on completely by foreigners for four indexes: expat-friendly policies, governmental administrative capacity and working and living environments. The ranking was based on a poll carried out among over 30,000 foreign professionals throughout China via paper and online voting between November in 2017 and February in 2018.
As per Ji Min, director of Qingdao Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 15,000 foreigners were attracted to Qingdao for study, work and living in recent five years. Many of them won national and provincial friendship awards and made their contributions to the economic and social development of Qingdao.
Relocate to Qingdao? Maybe you are the first time to be in this wonderful city and do not have any idea about it, especially for the most issue to live here: The Qingdao apartments or Qingdao villas. Based on about 10 years experience in Qingdao, we will introduce some useful info to help the expats to understand Qingdao real estate rental market better.
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Rent Prices:
The rent prices of Qingdao aren’t cheap ,this is the feeling for many expats, actually it is the truth, the apartment rent expenses of Qingdao is just lower than Beijing in North of China, but more expensive than other cities in North of China. Unfortunately the rental prices of Qingdao apartments/villas are going up and up, one important reason is the sales prices of the properties are more and more expensive, so the landlord also increase the rent prices of the apartments, specially for some new compounds, the landlords have spent a lot to bought the apartments, so their expectation for the rental prices is also high.
To find a suitable(expats living compound) two bedrooms apartments in Shinan or Laoshan District takes about at least RMB5000 per month, this is only for the net rent, do not include utilities fee, compound management fee and tax etc.
Agencies:
The 99% of agents in Qingdao can’t speak English. Therefore, you need some help if you can not speak Mandarin .Maybe your Chinese friend or colleague can help you to find a agent beside the road. But most of the agents can not speak English and their work is just to rent the apartment out ,but not include tenancy management service, as for local Chinese, it is easy to understand each other’s requirements ,so the landlords and the tenants can communicate smoothly. In case you need any help during the rental term, but you do not speak Chinese or the landlords can not speak English ,then you have to communicate via your Chinese friend or colleague, it is not so convenience at all.
So find a right Qingdao real estate agent who are working with the expats is the most efficient way, you can get the best tenancy management service in town, more than that ,they are more professional to handle all kind of the problem occurred during the rental term, and you do not have to pay more: As the commission fee charged by expats agent is similar with the agent beside the road, so why not find a Qingdao real estate agent who are working for the expats?
Usually the Qingdao apartments are for long term rental:
Most of the Qingdao apartments are only rented for long term, that means more than or equal to one year. It is also possible to find some short term rental apartments, but the rental prices per month is much higher than long term rental, and the choices are limited.
Rent the Qingdao apartment quickly if you like it:
Foreigners in Qingdao are trying to look for decent kitchen and bathroom, western style decoration and furniture, cleanness and so on.But normally the apartments with these characteristics are so rare and easily to be rented out soon (sometimes just within one or two days).Let’s say in this way: In some meaning the Qingdao apartment rental market is a seller’s market.
Rental payment way,deposit and agent fee:
In Qingdao the apartment rent expenses need to be paid by at least every six months, the rent can not be paid by month or every three months, as all the landlords can not accept this payment way.
The deposit normally is equal to the rent of one month, but some landlords will ask for more if the furniture inside the apartment is very expensive. The agent fee is also equal to the rent of one month, except the customers have some tailor made requirements.
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By Daniel Xu.
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The Huangdao District of Qingdao is developing so quickly in recent years, it’s another name is The west sea new district. There were not so many expats before, but recently more and more expats are working in Huangdao district, and also there are more and more nice and good quality apartments and villas were built. Living in Huangdao is becoming more and more convenience for the expats who are working in Huangdao.
However, there are still some expats who are willing to find the apartments/villas in Shinan District of Qingdao although they are working in Huangdao.Rent an apartment in Huangdao or Qingdao? It is hard to say, really depend on the situation of the expats. Anyway, below issues need to be considered:
1. Transportation: There is a undersea tunnel between Shinan District and Huangdao District, normally the expats will choose Olympic Sailing Centre area for living, it takes about 30 minutes from this area to Huangdao, and will take 15 minutes more time to the centre of Huangdao.
2. Education: There is just one international school in Huangdao, and there are more than 4 international schools in Qingdao.
3. Apartments: Most of the top quality apartments/villas are in Laoshan or Shinan District of Qingdao, such as below:
http://apartmentinqingdao.com/sl/Villas/504.html
http://apartmentinqingdao.com/sl/Villas/516.html
http://apartmentinqingdao.com/sl/Apartments/490.html
http://apartmentinqingdao.com/sl/Apartments/503.html
http://apartmentinqingdao.com/sl/Apartments/517.html
http://apartmentinqingdao.com/sl/Apartments/521.html
And of course the rental prices of the apartments in Shinan District are higher than the rental prices of the apartment in Huangdao.There are also some expats living compounds in Huangdao, which are also with very good quality.
Our company can arrange City orientation service for our customers, so they can have a general idea about the difference between them. Also we will provide tailor made suggestions for our customers.
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QINGDAO -- Xiamen Airlines, a subsidiary of China Southern Airlines, launched a direct service from Qingdao in East China's Shandong province to Los Angeles on Monday.
This is the first non-stop service linking the two cities and Xiamen Airlines' ninth intercontinental air route.
A 287-seat Boeing 787 will operate three round trip flights a week. The flights take about 11 hours 30 minutes each way.
The new service, in addition to an earlier route linking Qingdao with San Francisco, is expected to help boost trade and cultural exchanges between Shandong province and the United States, the company said.
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Qingdao China- Britain Innovation Industrial Park, the first local cooperative industrial park of China and UK, was launched at Qingdao International Economic Cooperative Area (Sino- German Ecopark). With total planned area of 15.1 square kilometers, the industrial park will focus on introduction of such service trade innovative projects from Britain as medical care, technical transfer application, high end manufacturing, creative design and cultural tourism and targets to become an international demonstration platform for local economic and trade cooperation with Britain.
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China- Britain Innovation Industrial Park established its long term development vision from the beginning and plans six functional areas in the industrial park: creative office & life science area, Sino- UK creative exchange center, international living community area, R & D area, innovative industrial area and ecological protection area.
After the launch ceremony, Liverpool City Show and Liverpool enterprises “one-to-one” talk were held. In future, China- Britain Innovation Industrial Park will promote bilateral trade and technical exchanges through cooperation with UK cities like Liverpool and institutions, provide market information and services to the UK enterprises that intend to enter Chinese market and offer overseas investment opportunities and channels to local enterprises in Qingdao