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Qingdao Tour of Yinhai
International Yacht Club
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With a land area of 7.5 hectares (18.5 acres) and a sea
area of 8.7 hectares (21.5 acres), Yinhai International Yacht Club
is the largest yacht club in China. Aiming to provide an ideal
location for entertainment, business and sporting, the well-equipped
chamber is a luxurious, large-scale private yacht club. It is
located on the central part of Donghai Road, Shinan District of
Qingdao, along the city's beautiful
coastline.
Constructed in strict accordance with international
standards, the club has more than 360 normative yacht berths,
world-class docks, a sailing training center and other related
facilities. The club combines rich tourist seashore resources and a
series of distinctive attractions, in particular, the Site of China
Sea Level Datum, the Star of Yinhai, Longwan Rainbow, a sightseeing
beacon and the Olympic Cultural Corridor. As well as appreciating
the enchanting seashore scenery, tourists experience the charm of
yacht sports and the Olympics.
The Star of Yinhai, the international exhibition center
of the Yinhai Group, is the world's largest steel structure and is
built in the shape of starfish. It has a height of eight meters
(26.2 feet) and each horn measures 20 meters (65.6 feet), looking
like a gigantic starfish mounting the seashore. The exhibition
center contains 416 standard exhibition booths and a large
convention hall which can accommodate over 100 people. The chambers
built within the horns provide facilities for business and dining.
After dark, the light inside the steel structure reaches into the
sky and the neon lights on the framework form five beautiful roses,
creating a spectacular show.
Longwan Rainbow, to the east of the club, is designed
to resemble a rainbow. It is the first bridge ever constructed to be
opened and closed by machinery and is now comparable to the
Millennium Bridge in Britain. Made of steel tubes, the imposing
bridge is 60 meters (197 feet) long and 2 meters (6.56 feet) wide,
connecting the marina with the dams. When oversize watercraft enters
or leaves the port, the bridge opens from middle, resembling two
grand sails.
The sightseeing beacon was built to commemorate success
in China's bid for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It has a height of
20.08 meters (65.88 feet) and a bottom diameter of 8.11 meters (26.6
feet), indicating the date of the sailing race which happened on
August 11, 2008. On the top of the beacon is the symbol of the 29th
Olympic Sailing Race. The automatic rotary is clearly visible in
land, in the sea and in the air both day and night. The top platform
can be reached along the staircases inside the beacon and commands a
superb view of the bay.
With models of sailboats from various historical
periods on display, the Olympic Culture Exhibition Hall introduces
the Olympic sailing race and the development of sailing in China and
foreign countries. The Olympic Cultural Corridor, 390 meters (1,280
feet) long, displays the general facts of all previous Olympic
Games. Here, the classic menus will tell you the profound Olympic
Sports and the deep Olympic spirits.
Clubhouse, yacht training school, fitness centers,
star-rated hotels, exhibition center and other subsidiary facilities
in the Yinhai International Yacht Club provide you with a full range
of high quality services.
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