Qingdao is located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean (north latitude 35°35’~37°09’, east longitude 119°30’~121°00’), with South Korea and Japan across the sea.Under the sub-humid monsoon climate of medium latitude, there is no severe cold in winter and intense heat in summer, which is really pleasant. Terrain is given priority with hills, mountain and plain with few natural disasters. They city rank the top for several times as the most livable city in A Study of Livable Cities in China, and is listed as one of 140 livable cities in the global by The Economist.