To celebrate the Mother’s Day falling on May 10, a community in Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, held a floral arrangement DIY activity on May 9. Volunteers taught residents floral aesthetics, color matching and other flower-arranging skills. Participants enjoyed a relaxed and joyful atmosphere while creating their own bouquets to welcome Mother’s Day. (Photo by Zhang Ying)
Photo taken on May 7, 2026, shows final-year high school students fully immersing themselves in exam preparation at No. 5 Middle School in Gaomi, Shandong Province. They are reviewing intensively, fine-tuning their mindsets, and staying calm as the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, is just one month away. The campus is filled with a focused atmosphere as students race against time to consolidate their knowledge and prepare for the challenge ahead.
Recently, a theme event was held to celebrate the World Smile Day at a kindergarten in Qingdao, Shandong province. By creating creative smile cards, making smiling faces and forming smile formations, they were guided to develop a healthy and optimistic mindset. （Photo by Zhang Ying）
Photo taken on May 8, 2026 shows participants learning essential emergency techniques such as the Heimlich maneuver, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and wound bandaging in Fushan Road Subdistrict, Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong Province. The first aid-themed event was held to raise public awareness of safety and enhance residents’ ability to respond to emergencies and provide mutual aid in daily life. (Photo by Zhang Ying)
On May 7, the Sino-German Campus of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area , located in the Qingdao Area of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, officially opened its doors. A free clinic was held on site alongside the inauguration. A team of expert physicians from the hospital's main campus provided local residents with complimentary TCM consultations and chronic disease management advice.
Over 4,000 mu of cherries have ripened and entered the harvest season in Shanseyu Rural Revitalization Area in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Local fruit farmers are taking the prime time to pick cherries in large quantities for market supply. In recent years, leveraging the natural advantages of the mountainous terrain, the region has accelerated the development of its "sweet industry", aiming to create a beautiful rural demonstration zone that integrates flower viewing, fruit picking and eco-leisure. (Photo by Wang Haibin)
On May 5, the Qingdaobei Railway Station in East China’s Shandong province witnessed a peak in return travel on the final day of the May Day holiday. On the same day, to manage the surge in returning passengers, Qingdao Station added 10.5 pairs of temporary passenger trains, including 4.5 pairs of high-speed trains to Jinan, Yantai and Weihai within the province, one pair of conventional-speed trains to Heze, and five pairs of high-speed trains to Beijing and Shanghai outside the province, all in a bid to maximize capacity and meet travel demand. (Photo by Zhang Ying)
On May 5, Shandong Taishan F.C. cruised to a resounding 4-1 home victory over Shanghai Shenhua F.C. in a highly anticipated Chinese Super League (CSL) Round 10 clash on Tuesday. Brazilian forward Cryzan Barcelos netted a hat-trick and provided an assist, while compatriot Jose Joaquim de Carvalho added another goal, snapping Taishan’s two-game winless run. (Photo by Zhang Kan)
As China’s only city recognized as the “Capital of Small and Medium-Sized Machine Tools”, Tengzhou in Shandong Province is riding the wave of artificial intelligence and smart manufacturing to accelerate the upgrading of its machine tool industry toward high-end, intelligent and integrated development. The city continues to strengthen its competitive edge in the sector. Today, Tengzhou is home to over 400 machine tool enterprises, forming a complete industrial chain, with 60% of components produced locally. More than 110 companies have adopted cloud computing, big data and smart technologies, and 30% of its products are exported to over 90 countries and regions. (Photo by Zhang Kan, Chen Yuhan)
The potato season is now in full swing in Jiehe and Dawu towns, two core production areas in Tengzhou. Leveraging their local strengths and industrial advantages, the two towns have joined hands to expand the potato industry, creating a new path for quality growth, rural revitalization, and higher incomes. (Photo by Zhang Kan, Wu Hao)
