The 5th Qingdao International Sculpture Festival officially kicked off in Jimo, a county-level city in Qingdao.
Chinese crested terns have been found in Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on Aug 30.
According to Qingdao's tourism bureau, some 1.6 million tourists visited Qingdao during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Olympic Games and an unusually scorching summer should have provided a big boost for major beer companies, not least for craft beers who are emerging, it seems, stronger, swifter and faster.
Qingdao attracts many tourists due to its seaside setting and temperate climate.
Chen Zhou, who has no legs, does pushups with 11-year-old Gao Zhiyu on his back at Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Saturday. Gao, 11, also has no legs, the result of injuries in a car accident. Chen lost his legs in childhood after a fall from a train. The pair climbed the mountain together using only their hands. Chen is now a motivational speaker and has a happy family.
An iron Monkey King statue measuring 11 meters tall made from abandoned auto parts appears on a pedestrian street in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.
Laoshan Mountain looks particularly vibrant and spectacular.
