Chinese people's enthusiasm for tourism will soon be fired up, as an eight-day holiday will start Oct 1 and continue through Oct 8.
Qingdao glows with drunken beauty
An ideal place for people looking to escape the scorching summer heat.
Shanghai resident Wang Liyun made one of the most hasty travel decisions of her life when she applied for annual leave, escaped the heat and took shelter with her family in Qingdao, Shandong province.
It's almost 50 C in my kitchen in Shanghai, leaving me little desire to cook. Ordering food online - which has the potential to make the delivery person suffer heatstroke - or visiting a restaurant are not on my list of options.
Little Qingdao Island is perhaps the best symbol of Qingdao.
Make time for beautiful flowers and sweet scents at the Qingdao Botanic Garden.
Dozens of flamingos frolick near the water at a wildlife park of Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, June 1, 2017.
