No. 15 Qingdao, China
Overall Grade: High Risk Location
Major Problem: Pollution
Other Problems: Housing, Disease & Sanitation, Medical Facilities, Education Facilities, Physical Remoteness, Communications, Culture & Recreation Facilities
For many people in the West, this city in northeastern China is famous as the home of its namesake beer, Tsingtao. (The company uses the old-fashioned way of Romanizing the city's Chinese name.) Problems include pollution and limited facilities for medical care. Foreigners who don't speak Chinese have difficulty living in the city, too.