Website/Catalog  (11 Apr 2021)  Includes photo(s).
 
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/115929-adelaide-qingdao-rose-garden

Qingdao Rose Garden is located on South Terrace, Adelaide, Sth. Aust. "The rose garden celebrates the relationship between the City of Adelaide and the City of Qingdao in China.   The statue "Song of the Wind" which forms the centrepiece of the garden, was donated by the Qingdao Municipal People’s Government. The original version of the statue stands in the Little Qingdao Park in the City of Qingdao, China. The young girl, holding an ancient Chinese harp – Konghou, plays the symphony of the sea and the city. The two statues echo each other across the seas, bonding the friendship between Qingdao and Adelaide. The red roses symbol life and celebration in Chinese culture. 
The City of Qingdao rose was bred and donated by George Thomson, a renowned South Australian rose hybridist.

Website/Catalog  (16 Mar 2018)  
 
'City of Qingdao' 
Synonyms:'Tompall'
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: City of Qingdao S, dr, 2018, Thomson, George L.; flowers 9 cm., very full, borne in small clusters, slight fragrance; foliage medium-size, dark green, glossy; prickles hooked, moderate, brown; growth spreading, short (90 cm.); garden decorative [(Restless x Ellen Poulsen) × Pierre de Ronsard] Introductions: 2017

Newsletter  (Dec 2014)  Page(s) 24.  Includes photo(s).
 
Editor: Although George [Thomson] may be near the end of his rose hybridising, the number of incredible new roses ready for release from his program will see his name still around from many more years to come.

Photo [of a crimson red double rose] : captioned THOpall