Zhanqiao Pier & Huilan Pavilion
栈桥（回澜阁）
A 440 m pier out to the octagonal pavilion on the beer label
⚠ Pavilion shut till mid-Dec
- Hours
- Pier open 24 hours; the pavilion and surroundings closed from 10pm on 13 Oct 2026 for repairs (due to finish mid-December)
- Tickets
- Free
- Address
- 12 Taiping Road, Shinan, where Zhongshan Road runs into the sea
Qingdao's first pier, built in 1891, runs 440 metres into the bay and ends at Huilan Pavilion, the yellow-roofed octagon you'll recognise from every Tsingtao label. Walk out among the gulls and you get the old town's red roofs behind you and a little lighthouse island ahead. Honestly the better view is from the shore promenade, looking at the whole pier side-on. Come near sunset and the sky goes orange behind the pavilion.