The recently launched World Sinology Center at the Beijing Language and Culture University in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, is expected to become a new international hub of China studies.
Poli town in Qingdao West Coast New Area in Shandong province has built a reputation for wheat straw paintings, a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of over 1,500 years.
Qingdao-based Tag Art Museum won the 13th Golden Star Award for Chinese Artists for top 10 art organizations of the year, according to National Arts magazine.
Larry's List, the world's leading art market database, has compiled a list of 14 Private Art Museums to Include on This Year's Travel Agency. The Tag Art Museum in Qingdao West Coast New Area was the only one in China to make the list.
The Langya Tai archaeological site discovered in Qingdao's West Coast New Area (WCNA) was named Shandong's Excellent Archaeological Site in Rural Areas for 2020-2021, and coastal defense sites were named among Shandong's Top Five New Archaeological Discoveries for 2021.
Baoshan Ti Yangko, wheat straw painting handicrafts and Langya brewing technique were approved as representative projects of Shandong provincial intangible cultural heritage.
Yuanzi, a small basket made of wattle for agricultural use as well as an intangible cultural heritage from Fengjiafang village in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao.
The Qingdao Shell Museum, located on the coast of Tangdao Bay in Qingdao's West Coast New Area, is a private shell-themed museum.
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