Port,railway and the changes in Qingdao city:1898-1937

In the late 19th and the early 20th century,new modes of transportation,such as railways and port,led to new economic and social development in China.At the same time,many new transport-oriented cities grew up,and Qingdao was one of them.With the port and being the start of the Jiaoji railway,Qingdao underwent rapid changes during the years between 1898 and 1937.The formation of a transport system of both port and railway had greatly improved the local traffic conditions,which helped Qingdao become a hub of road traffic and the largest port along the coast of Shandong Province.Through the coordination of port and railway,labor,capital and goods flew with an unprecedented speed and scale from inlands to Qingdao and abroad,leading to the city's rapid industrial and economic development.The boom of transportation,industry and commerce attracted a large number of laborers and businessmen to Qingdao.Thus,the urban population of Qingdao increased and the downtown streets expanded greatly.With the port and the Jiaoji railway,Qingdao achieved its change from a small fishing village to a modern city,and therefore led to the changes of the traffic and economic patterns in Shandong Province and modern North China.