The Shandong Week in the UK kicked off on September 9 in London. Centered on the theme of “Trust, Confidence, Future”, the event focused on economy and trade, medicine, marine industries, culture and people-to-people exchanges, aiming to further deepen subnational exchanges and practical cooperation between Shandong Province and the United Kingdom.
Mount Tai, China’s first UNESCO World Heritage site for both culture and nature, stood at the center of global attention on September 6, as the 40th Mount Tai International Mountain Climbing Competition entered its core race day.
The 2026 Global Ocean Development Forum is scheduled to take place from September 16 to 18 in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, themed “Let’s Sea Our Futures— Developing a Sustainable Marine Economy for a Thriving Ocean”. The event will gather around 680 participants, including approximately 200 foreign guests, building a high-end platform for global maritime exchange and cooperation.
On the afternoon of September 5, the 40th Mount Tai International Mountain Climbing Festival opened at the Tai'an Cultural and Art Center. Over 400 Chinese and international guests from 17 countries and regions gathered in Tai'an for this four-decade-old international event. The " China, An Opportunity, Colorful Tai'an" 2026 International Media Tour press group was invited to attend the opening ceremony, covering the city festival from an international perspective.
The “2026 Dialogue with Shandong” Vietnam-China (Shandong) Economic and Trade Cooperation and Business Matching Conference was held on the morning of August 26 in Jinan, China’s Shandong province. Lin Wu, secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, attended the event and delivered a keynote speech. Nguyen Hong Thai, secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee of Vietnam, addressed the gathering.
On August 25, the Huanggang Road Yellow River Tunnel in Jinan - China's largest‑diameter underwater shield tunnel-was officially opened to traffic. Vehicles can now cross between the north and south banks of the suspended‑river section of the Yellow River in Jinan in just five minutes. The tunnel extends approximately 5.75 kilometers, with a 3.3‑kilometer shield‑driven section excavated by the 17.5‑meter‑diameter "Shanhe" shield TBM. As China's first single‑tube, double‑deck shield tunnel to cross the Yellow River, it features a six‑lane layout with a design speed of 60 kilometers per hour.
Recently, the third session of the “Little Olive Branch” peace-themed practical activity was held at Weihsien West Civilians Concentration Camp Site Museum. More than a dozen young volunteers used vibrant colors and heartfelt reflections to create a vivid portrayal of peace as envisioned by the younger generation in the new era.
As a post‑2000s young craftsperson, Song Xianxiao studied law at university. During her studies, she witnessed numerous challenges facing the craft: the lack of standards for ancient plant‑dyeing techniques, market disruption from chemical dyes, and a shortage of young inheritors. After much deliberation, she abandoned her planned legal career and returned to her hometown to take up the mantle. In her view, law safeguards rights, while plant dyeing nourishes aesthetics — the two, one firm and one gentle, chart a distinctive path of cross-disciplinary inheritance.
“I was not born into a New‑Year‑painting family.” When Yang Jing married into Hexingyong New‑Year Painting Workshop in West Yangjiabu Village, Weifang in 2012, New‑Year paintings were nothing more than gifts for her friends. Formerly an accountant and later a yoga instructor, Yang Jing has spent over a decade growing from an outsider into an insider of this craft. She has helped the 600‑year‑old New‑Year‑painting art collaborate with more than 20 well‑known brands, infusing youthful vitality into its heritage.
Forging tradition into modern splendor, youthful craftsmanship ignites new radiance of China-Chic
