Jinshi Square is currently under construction
The renovation of Qingdao Beer City, a project that has drawn significant public attention, is progressing rapidly. According to China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Qingdao Company, the Qingdao International Beer City Shopping Center—developed by their team—has reached a major milestone. The main structure of the Jinshi Square project has been topped out, and intensive work on the secondary structure, interior decoration, and mechanical and electrical installations is now underway.
The project is scheduled for completion by mid-August this year, with an official opening planned shortly thereafter. Once finished, it will introduce a modern urban complex to the city, featuring integrated shopping, dining, and cinema experiences.
Located within the Qingdao Beer City area, Jinshi Square is bordered by Hong Kong East Road to the south, Haier Road to the west, Beer Festival Square to the east, and Meiling Road to the north. The development spans a total construction area of 228,600 square meters and includes over 2,000 parking spaces. It will also offer seamless connectivity to Qingdao Metro Line 2.
The building consists of three underground floors and four above-ground floors, stretching 363.4 meters from north to south and 130.5 meters from east to west, with a total height of 22.8 meters.
Remarkably, the construction of Jinshi Square has incorporated 17 nationally recognized advanced technologies and processes. These include ultra-long concrete seamless construction techniques and Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, both of which contribute to enhancing the project’s quality.
A standout feature is the use of ultra-long anti-floating anchor rods. Liu Jingrui, a technical expert from China Construction Eighth Engineering Division, explained, “The geological conditions of the Beer City site are complex, with abundant underground water. To counteract the buoyancy that groundwater exerts on the building’s foundation, we use ultra-long anti-floating anchor rods driven deep into the ground.”
Each anchor rod is reinforced with four steel bars, each 4 centimeters in diameter. The top end is bent at a right angle and embedded into the building floor, while the bottom end is anchored underground. To date, over 4,700 of these anchor rods have been installed beneath the floor, covering an area of 40,000 square meters. The longest rod extends 19 meters, with an average length exceeding 10 meters.
“The foundation with these anchor rods is like a thin wooden board nailed firmly to the ground with long nails—stable and sturdy,” Liu Jingrui added.
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