Introduction to the Zhanqiao Hotel: To the east of the Zhanqiao and along the north side of Taiping Road, there is a Zhanqiao Hotel. It was originally the hotel department attached to the German Qingdao Hotel. It was designed by the German architect Paul Friedrich and is a typical German classical style. architecture. The main building of the original German Grand Hotel was demolished in 1993, and the Oceanwide Celebrity Hotel was built on the original site. During the German occupation of Qingdao, Prince Heinrich, the younger brother of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, visited Qingdao many times and stayed in this hotel. Therefore, it was commonly known as the "Prince Henry Hotel" or "Prince Henry Hotel" at the time. Sheng Xuanhuai, the then German Prince of Meklenborg and Minister of Posts of the Qing Dynasty, also lived here. In August 1922, Sun Yat-sen went to Beijing to meet with Yuan Shikai. On his way back to Shanghai, he arrived in Qingdao under German rule on September 28 and stayed at this hotel.

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