I’ve posted more than once about the cute little hilltop towers in Qingdao that remind me of creatures designed by Studio Ghibli. But actually, the entire German Concession area of Qingdao has the same Sino-European look as many of Studio Ghibli’s movies – especially Kiki’s Delivery Service. When I was in Qingdao, I would not have been one bit surprised to see a teenage girl on a broom rushing down one of these hillsides.
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