Vivid red blossoms and fruit-laden branches adorn villages in Hongdao Subdistrict, Chengyang District, Qingdao, painting a vibrant picture of the upcoming bumper summer harvest. (Photo by Wang Haibin)
Farmers sort and load potatoes onto trucks at the Jiahe potato planting base in Liuwang Town, Qingdao West Coast New Area, Shandong Province, as harvesters work across the 12,000-mu (800 hectares) fields. The fresh produce is headed for potato chip manufacturers, capturing a bustling scene of the ongoing autumn harvest. (Photo by Han Jiajun)
Photo taken on June 26 shows that 25 students from Pacific island nations, including the Solomon Islands and Samoa, visit the Xinfa Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Chiping District, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, gaining firsthand insight into the vitality and innovative momentum of China’s agricultural development. (Photo by Ma Hongkun)
On June 25, the 2026 Yellow River Basin Cross-border E-commerce Expo opened in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao under the theme "A New Journey for the Yellow River, A New Engine for Maritime Trade".The expo boasts multiple specialized exhibition zones with a total exhibition area of 23,000 square meters.It brings together over 60 industrial clusters from 19 provinces and cities, as well as nearly 40 cross-border e-commerce platforms.
On June 24, the 2026 high school graduation ceremony was held at Haomai High School in Gaomi, Shandong Province, where over 860 graduates signed their names to mark the occasion, expressing gratitude to teachers and aspirations for the future, while faculty shared heartfelt blessings, drawing a memorable close to their high school years and inspiring them to embrace new life journeys with confidence.
In midsummer, Zhang Village in Laoshan District of Qingdao unfolds a charming summer ecological landscape. Lush trees line crystal-clear waterways, lotus flowers bloom in full splendor, while egrets wade for food or soar gracefully across the sky.
On the evening of June 18th, the Shandong branch event of the 2026 national cultural campaign Our Festival · Dragon Boat Festival was successfully staged in Laoling. Centered on the theme “Patriotic Dragon Boat Festival, Virtue Spreads Across the World”, the event featured varied sessions including local theatrical performances, hands-on experiences of traditional folk customs, and exhibitions showcasing achievements of New Era Civilization Practice Centers. It fully excavated and passed down the profound cultural connotations of Dragon Boat Festival folk traditions, while vigorously advocating core values such as patriotism, family loyalty, unity, perseverance, and positive, uplifting spirits.
During the 7th Qingdao Multinationals Summit, journalists from Russia, the United States, Canada, South Korea, Hungary, Brazil, Pakistan, Vietnam, Morocco and other countries visited Haier Biomedical Co., Ltd. in Qingdao. They toured smart production lines, learned about self-developed biomedical equipment, and saw firsthand how technological innovation fuels the high-quality development of China’s life science instrument industry.
During the 7th Qingdao Multinationals Summit, foreign media reporters from Russia, the United States, Canada, South Korea, Hungary, Pakistan and other countries visited Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. to witness cutting-edge precision measurement technologies and gain first-hand insights into how advanced digital solutions empower local smart manufacturing upgrading.
Wheat harvesting has passed the 60% mark in Chiping District, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, where farmlands are bustling with activity. Last year’s persistent rainfall pushed back sowing times by about 20 days compared with an average year. Local authorities have given farmers professional guidance and rolled out targeted solutions suited to field and seedling conditions, paving the way for a full harvest of the late-planted wheat. (Photo by Ma Hongkun)
