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The Badaguan ("Eight Passes") is famous for its gardens
and roads. It lies in the east of Qingdao City in Shandong Province;
the Taiping Mountain around its north side and the Huanghai Sea is
towards the south. There are historical relics that the fort of Taipingjiao
and the fort of Huiquanjiao, which were used for defense are on its
right and left sides. They form a beautiful scene and it is one of
the best-known scene areas in Qingdao.
The Badaguan is a general designation of several crisscrossing
roads. The eight roads are all named after eight strategic passes
of the famous Great Wall in China. They are Shanhaiguan, Zhengyangguan,
Jiayuguan, Wushengguan, Zijingguan, Ningwuguan, Juyongguan and Shaoguan.
The terrain of these eight roads is undulant. Since Ming and Ch'ing
Dynasty, the people in Qingdao likes to plant different kinds of
flowers that blooming in different seasons on both sides of the
roads, such as crape myrtle, Chinese flowering crabapple, green
peach and cedar. When the flowers bloom, all roads, even pedestrians
and the vehicles are embraced with the sea of flowers.
There are all green peaches on both sides of the Shaoguan Road
and on both sides of the Zhengyangguan Road are all crape myrtle.
Some how the Zijingguan is different from others, on both sides
of it are all planted with cedars. Although the cedars do not have
the bright-colored and beautiful looks, yet its beauty has been
loved by the public. Long ago there was a poem describing the Badaguan
and the meaning is that in the Badaguan there are flowers every
season and there are trees everywhere. The proud locals often said
that whoever comes to the Badaguan, will never lose his way because
the flowers and trees are the best guide.
You will not believe that you will see a group of modern villa
in the middle of the historic sites. Those western style buildings
are built according to the terrain and the mountain. They are over
80 exquisite buildings crossing the eight roads. The red walls,
green tiles red flowers and green leaves are brilliant, they form
this special scenery.
The name of the Badaguan and the scenery there are very special.
Only after you visit it yourself, you can genuinely appreciate the
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