On January 22, customers shopped at an appliance store in Licang District, Qingdao City, purchasing new items for the upcoming Chinese New Year. At the beginning of the new year, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, launched a new round of consumer trade-in promotion programs.
On January 23, volunteers at Huishui Shuyuan Community of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, presented handmade scarves, knitted gloves and other cold-weather supplies to delivery riders. Together, they also attached festive blessing couplets to their electric motorcycles, bringing warmth to the workers in emerging sectors such as food delivery couriers and parcel deliverers who brave the outdoors. (Photo by Zhang Ying)
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the historic Licun Bazaar in Licang District, Qingdao, welcomed its first bustling session of the 12th lunar month on January 20, 2026. Crowds were seen purchasing festive decorations, fresh flowers, fruits and other holiday goods, filling the market with a vibrant and lively atmosphere.
Parents and children experienced making huabobo (flower-shaped buns), lanterns, and other traditional crafts together at a themed activity of "Shopping at the New Year Fair, Ringing in the Spring Festival" to welcome the Spring Festival while learning about folk customs and immersing themselves in the festive New Year atmosphere.
An idle factory dormitory has been transformed into a multi-service hub for food delivery riders in Licang District, Qingdao of Shandong Province, providing them with activity rooms, accommodation, a low-price supermarket, a shared canteen, a barbershop, and other affordable quality services. This initiative ensures that new forms of employment truly come with a place to call home. (Photo by Zhang Ying)
Data collectors, wearing VR headsets and holding motion-sensing controllers, are instructing humanoid robots like teachers guiding students at a humanoid robot data collection and training ground in Qingdao, Shandong province. The robots are learning fine motor skills such as grasping, transporting, and sorting This training ground plans to leverage a 5G-A network to achieve millisecond-level human-robot synchronization. It aims to collect high-quality, real-world data through seven major authentic scenarios, propelling robots from mere "imitation" to genuine "autonomy." (Photo by Zhang Jingang)
As the Chinese New Year draws near, the clothing market is experiencing a sales boom. The Chinese-style apparel, blending traditional charm with modern design, has taken center stage in the market. Consumers stroll through the market, browsing, trying on and purchasing various well-tailored, trendy Chinese-style outfits, with the holiday consumption scene buzzing with vitality.
Photo taken on January 7 shows that the refit of luxury cruise ship “Vision” is underway at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. This marks the second major repair of cruise ship undertaken by the company within six months, following the completion of work on the “Dream”.
Photo taken on January 5 shows that, in response to the growth characteristics of late-sown wheat, agricultural authorities in Chiping District, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, organize technicians to visit farmlands.
Workers operate on a production line at the jumbo bag workshop of a packaging company in Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
