The Qingdao Sea Palace, with an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan, has been abandoned for nearly 30 years. What is the story behind it?

When it comes to tourism, many friends will think of Shandong as their first impression. This is true. Although Shandong’s tourism industry is not as good as some major tourist provinces, it can be said that the tourism industry in the new era does start from Shandong. started.

Have you not seen it? A few years ago, the overwhelming advertisements about Shandong’s hospitality could be said to have led the way in shifting the traditional tourism industry from offline to online. Today, Shandong people still have a reputation for being warm and hospitable.

Shandong does have many very good tourist attractions, but I still like the romance and warmth of Shandong’s coastal cities.

The sea in Qingdao is even more famous. Especially every summer, countless tourists pour into the beach like dumplings, making it very lively.

As a landmark building in Qingdao, the trestle is an indispensable place to check in.

But friends who have been to Qingdao, have you noticed that there is a round building on the shore right next to the trestle.

Beautiful and mysterious, this must be how most people describe it.

Yes, it is the Sea Palace, a relatively famous attraction in Qingdao.

Speaking of the Sea Palace, what many people don’t know is that construction of this building had already started as early as 1994.

Qingdao Sea Palace was jointly invested and constructed by Hong Kong Good World Restaurant Group, China Real Estate Group and Goldman Sachs, three well-known large companies at the time.

At that time, these three companies all sent specialists here to conduct on-site inspections. After the inspections, they unanimously decided that this place would become one of the most lively areas in Qingdao in the future.

After reaching this conclusion, these three large group companies decided to invest hundreds of millions of yuan to build a five-story building with an area of ??11,000 square meters.

You know, in 1994, ordinary people had only ten thousand yuan at home, and hundreds of millions of yuan was simply too much for us ordinary people to imagine.

It can be said that money brings power. This building on the seaside was officially completed and opened for business in just two years, that is, in 1996.

After so many years, it must be profitable, and in 1996, opening a restaurant was a good business with huge profits.

Therefore, the Sea Palace was positioned as a high-end, luxurious five-star large-scale maritime dining and entertainment complex at the beginning of its construction.

In layman’s terms, it is an entertainment venue that integrates restaurants, pubs, accommodation, shopping, entertainment, etc. You must know that Qingdao's economy has already emerged at that time, and the number of wealthy people in Qingdao is one of the highest in the province. 0

Logically speaking, this should be the rhythm of becoming popular immediately after opening, but unexpectedly it has reached the point where it closes immediately after opening.

It was only 6 years since it opened in 1996. By around 2002, this famous building in Qingdao had ceased operations.

Since its closure in 2002, Qingdao Sea Palace has been in a state of abandonment, and its splendid exterior walls have gradually deteriorated and deteriorated under the weather.

In 2008, Shandong Hong_ Investment Co., Ltd. acquired Qingdao Sea Palace for 70 million yuan.

At the time of the acquisition, there were rumors that the new owner of Qingdao Sea Palace, Shandong Hong_ Investment Co., Ltd., would invest 50 million yuan in overall renovation.

First, 70 million was spent on acquisition, and then another 50 million was invested in renovation. It seems that Qingdao Sea Palace is going to rise this time.

We now want to establish a bay-type economic structure, and what we need most is a characteristic structure. If the Sea Palace can reflect a characteristic structure after its transformation, then it will be a successful transformation. In 2008, a certain leader said this.

From today's perspective, the renovation of the Sea Palace in 2008 was undoubtedly a failure.

Since 2008, Qingdao Sea Palace has been abandoned again.

Ten years later, in 2018, Qingdao Sea Palace began to be re-cleaned and constructed. After all, it had been abandoned for so long, and it was indeed impossible to see inside.

It took a year to clean up and construct, and in 2019, Qingdao Sea Palace was officially renamed the Forbidden City Qingdao Cultural and Creative Museum and began to open to the public.

I thought that after this opening, Qingdao Sea Palace would officially find its position.

Unexpectedly, it was only three years after the opening. On September 13, 2022, the Qingdao Palace Museum Cultural and Creative Museum suddenly issued a closing notice.

The notice stated that according to work needs and arrangements, Qingdao Palace Museum Cultural and Creative Museum will be temporarily closed starting today, and the opening time will not be notified.

Until I traveled to Qingdao a few days ago, compared with the bustling Zhanqiao, the Sea Palace was still there alone with its door locked.

One thing I really don’t understand is that Shandong’s economy can be said to be among the top three in the country, and Qingdao’s economy is also one of the best in Shandong.

The location of the Sea Palace is also the tourist center of Qingdao. Tens of millions of people come here every year. To put it bluntly, those who take pictures next to the trestle make a lot of money. Every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Why has the Sea Palace been losing money or even going bankrupt?

Friends who have been to Qingdao know that Qingdao Sea Palace is really beautiful. Its architectural feature is a white shell buckled in the sea water. It consists of a hemisphere and an upright shell-shaped hemisphere.

Many friends say that the Sea Palace is similar to the Sydney Opera House, and I think it is more beautiful and charming than the Sydney Opera House.

At night, the magnificent golden lighting of the Sea Palace decorates it into a real palace, and when combined with the trestle, it is really a beautiful scenery.

Qingdao Sea Palace is rated as one of Qingdao’s landmark buildings by Qingdao citizens.

Even many tourists are curious, when will Qingdao Sea Palace usher in its new life? And why has it been abandoned for so long?

Me I think many friends have also searched for the reason why Qingdao Sea Palace has been abandoned for so long.

There are many opinions on the Internet, and it can be said that there are different opinions. Even many friends still firmly believe that the decline of the Sea Palace is due to some unspeakable reasons.

Actually, I think that the abandoned Qingdao Sea Palace is most likely caused by poor management.

You must know that there are indeed many tourists coming to Qingdao, but most of them are from nearby provinces. Basically, they go back after a few days of traveling. It is impossible to stay for ten and a half days like traveling in Lijiang. months.

Secondly, with the continuous development of Qingdao, prices in Qingdao are also rising. For such a large building, plus water and electricity fees, property fees, maintenance fees, employee wages, etc., plus the operation If you do anything wrong, you will lose money.

Perhaps this is the main reason.

Of course, interested friends can also take a look at the reasons behind the abandonment of the Qingdao Sea Palace that netizens hate. To be honest, it is quite interesting.

Friends, what do you think is the reason for the collapse of Qingdao Sea Palace?