The Qingdao International Expo Center is a large-scale international exhibition and conference center designed in collaboration with NBBJ and Beijing Design Institute, and constructed with an investment of 2 billion yuan by Qingdao Changji Real Estate Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nanshan Group, a national level large-scale enterprise. It is located in the northeast direction of Laoshan Mountain Range, in the Jimo Hot Spring section of Binhai Avenue in the eastern part of Qingdao City. It is connected to Binhai Avenue to the east and west, borders Jimo City to the north, and is adjacent to the Aoshan Bay sea area to the south. It is about 40 kilometers away from Qingdao Municipal Government and can be directly reached by transportation facilities such as highways, light rail, yachts, etc. The transportation is very convenient from east to west, north to south.
The overall plan of Qingdao International Expo Center consists of four functional areas: A, B, C, and standard exhibition halls. The main structure is designed as a single story steel structure, with two main and secondary entrance halls, ten standard exhibition halls, and one multi-functional hall. The total construction area is about 220000 square meters, and the total exhibition area is about 180000 square meters, second only to Guangzhou Liuhua Hall and Pazhou Hall in terms of scale. The total indoor exhibition area of the Expo Center is about 120000 square meters, which can accommodate more than 6000 standard booths. The outdoor exhibition area is about 60000 square meters, and the supporting functional area is about 40000 square meters. It is currently the third largest modern international Expo Center in China in terms of exhibition space. The project started construction in December 2009 and is scheduled to be delivered for use by the end of January 2011.
As the largest international exhibition center in North China, the exhibition hall has a well-designed design and multiple comprehensive functions such as exhibitions, conferences, business, and catering. It can host professional exhibitions such as large-scale industrial machinery exhibitions and equipment exhibitions, as well as small and medium-sized high-end exhibitions such as jewelry and luxury goods. It can also host various scales of forums, conferences, events, etc. It can receive hundreds of thousands of visitors every day, forming a huge flow of people and logistics system, driving surrounding industries, and stabilizing the exhibition economy.
The Expo Center and the surrounding areas of Jimo City are equipped with four - and five-star hotels, as well as different levels of business hotels, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people for accommodation and dining every day. Large commercial and leisure entertainment facilities are readily available, and the rich geographical and cultural tourism resources in the surrounding area provide a good business and leisure tourism environment for holding large-scale conferences and exhibitions. With the further improvement of urban planning, Qingdao International Expo Center is bound to become a unique exhibition and tourism destination in the coastal economic circle, playing an important role in driving the economic industry chain.
The Qingdao International Expo Center not only has an excellent hardware environment, but also has an excellent management team. On the basis of existing experience in exhibition operations, Nanshan Group draws on international operation models and adopts an open-minded attitude of "inviting in and going out" to actively promote the development of the exhibition industry. The management team adheres to the development philosophy of the group company, which is "if you don't do it, you must do it first class, pursue development endlessly", actively provides various exhibition supporting services, welcomes guests from all over the world, and strives to contribute to the social responsibility of the enterprise for regional economic development and innovation.
Exhibition Hall Scale

　　1、标准展馆
　　十个大空间、无柱结构的单层标准展馆，为参展商提供专业、灵活的操控体验，单馆建筑面积约为12000平米，净展览面积近10000平米，可容纳约504个国际标准展位，展厅高约18米、最低12米，地面荷载50KN/㎡，同时设置多个标准出入口和货物装卸口。标准展馆还设置多元化办公区域，以及会议室、接待室、餐厅、休闲区等多功能场所，满足展览展示期间的各种办公室、商务、休闲需求。
　　标准展馆配套功能介绍：开敞式洽谈区约600M2、高档洽谈区52 M2、组委会办公室33 M2、餐饮区278 M2、中会议室带舞台约102 M2，可容纳50人；小会议室约64 M2，可容纳35人；库房156 M2、服务登记处、多处小型办公室、便捷快餐厅、小型储藏室等。
　　2、主、次登录大厅
　　两座总面积约3万多平米的主、次登录大厅，配备国际高端水平的中心登录大厅和多元化配套服务设施，是青岛国际博览中心标志性建筑元素，也是集登记、接待、商务、休闲、餐饮、媒体等多项服务功能为一体的综合区域，可以满足行业主管单位、组委会、展商、观众、媒体等各种类型的使用需求，为客户奉献独具魅力的超完美服务。
　　主登录厅配套功能介绍：中心登录大厅约6000 M2、贵宾室100 M2、多功能厅475 M2、大会议室238M2、敞开式办公室390 M2、咖啡休闲厅313 M2、商务中心68M2、总服务台68 M2、组委会办公室62 M2、专业登记处63 M2、商品售卖区88 M2、票务中心39 M2、新闻中心、吧台、精品展区，便捷观展区、大宗物品储藏等。
　　次登陆厅配套功能介绍：开放式餐厅1640M2，可容纳342人；多功能餐厅770 M2、VIP包间餐厅70M2、快餐厅1000M2，贵宾室、休息区、组委会办公室及各种商务办公室等一应俱全。
　　3、多功能馆
　　拥有13000多平米超大建筑规模，建设约5000平米室外前厅和约8000平米的室内展厅，独备强大的会议论坛、多媒体应用和展览配套功能。馆内设置多种类型大中小型会议室，以及同时容纳数千人以上的大型多功能厅，配备先进的视频、音响设施，可达到视频会议、讨论报告、培训演讲、演出活动等使用功能，是举办专业会议、高端论坛、协会/商会交流、政府/企业会议等多种类型会议活动的最佳场所。另外，该馆还可举办室内体育赛事、公众性演出及小型商务展示、小型精品展示、媒体见面会等多元化活动。
　　4、大型室外广场
　　拥有约6万平米的超大规模室外展场，能够满足专业类型的常规室外展览展示需求，还可举办大型城市文化活动、庆典仪式、公益演出活动、商业演出活动、政商推介会、汽车试驾等综合性活动。同时，室外广场配备可容纳3000多辆机动车同时停车的规范化停车场，为客户提供舒心的配套交通服务。
　　届时，青岛国际博览中心将依托周边环境塑造国际化会展大舞台，成为集展览、展示、会议、论坛、综合活动为一体的理想场所，构建一座崭新的沟通桥梁，为提升区域经济以及青岛走向世界、世界了解青岛的发展规划锦上添花。