What are the unique festivals in Qingdao?

What are the famous traditional festivals, customs and activities in Qingdao? Let’s take a look at the editor’s sharing!

1. Spring Festival

Time: the first day of the first lunar month

Introduction: Qingdao’s rural areas are busy during the Spring Festival, and the more distinctive ones are as recorded in the "Laoshan County Chronicle": Bean buns, making tofu, steaming rice cakes, steaming rice noodles, cutting meat, buying fish, buying chopsticks. At 6 pm on New Year's Eve in rural areas of Qingdao, people are accustomed to bringing lanterns, incense, and paper to their ancestors' graves to burn them, which means inviting their ancestors and old friends to go home to celebrate the New Year, which is called "receiving the new year." On New Year's Eve, some people in rural areas of Qingdao paste couplets, put up window grilles, hang lanterns, put New Year pictures on the kang, hang genealogy in the main house, arrange offerings, fry peanuts, fry fish, and cook meat in the morning. In urban areas and rural areas of Qingdao, people make dumpling fillings and make dumplings in the afternoon, and put coins or red dates inside the dumplings. Since the 1980s and 1990s, most families in Qingdao’s urban area gather together to have a “reunion dinner” from 6 to 8 pm on New Year’s Eve. Sitting in front of the TV and watching the Spring Festival Gala, the reunion and the Spring Festival Gala are the most exciting moments in the New Year.

2. Lantern Festival

Time: the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Introduction: Lantern Festival means family reunion, happiness and happiness. On this day, there are many celebrations among Qingdao people. "Jiaoao Zhi·Minshe Zhi·Customs" says: "In the Shangyuan Dynasty, steamed noodles were used as lamps, and oil was poured into them to show that the embers were blooming to account for the abundance of grains, which was called lamp flowers. The powdered rice was made into pills, and the fruits were wrapped in them for cooking. It is called the Lantern Festival. The doors are tied with pine sheds, lights are hung, fireworks are played, and dramas (such as stilts and the like) are performed for three days and nights. "Qingdao's festival customs include making noodle lanterns, eating Lantern Festival, hanging lanterns, setting off fireworks, and performing Yangko. , temple fairs, etc.

3. Qingming Festival

Time: Around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar

Introduction: In the old days, Qingdao had a popular custom of sweeping tombs during the Qingming Festival. ". On this day, we have to fill the ancestral graves with soil, sweep away dust and weeds, burn incense and paper, and hold sacrifices. Some families want to take advantage of this opportunity to repair the tomb. Most of them symbolically add soil to the tomb and put some paper money on it so that others can see it and know that there are descendants of the tomb. Therefore, regardless of whether the family No matter how poor you are, you still have to visit graves during Qingming Festival. In the old Qingdao period, after the sacrifices were completed, people would have a picnic and eat the food offered, that is, eating Fugen, to express frugality to their ancestors.

4. Dragon Boat Festival

Time: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

Introduction: "On May 5th, celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival; pull dew, plant mugwort; eat rice dumplings "Tie five ropes; wear a purse for a fragrant fragrance." This is a Dragon Boat Festival song that was widely popular in Qingdao in the old days. It sings about various interesting folk activities during the Dragon Boat Festival. According to "Jingchu Suishiji", at the latest during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month has become a common festival for Chinese people from all over the country. The Dragon Boat Festival folk customs in Qingdao in the old days were not only rich and interesting, but also had unique regional cultural connotations in Jiaodong. When people go home after collecting dew, they often pick some mugwort to take home and stick it under the eaves, on doors and windows, because it is said that mugwort can repel insects and ward off evil spirits. "Jiaoao Zhi·Minshe Zhi" transcribes old county records: During the Dragon Boat Festival, "pu moxa is hung on the door, people wear moxa leaves in hairpins, and children tie five-color silk on their arms to ward off evil spirits." This Dragon Boat Festival custom is still followed by people in Qingdao today.

5. Chinese Valentine's Day

Time: The seventh day of the seventh lunar month

Introduction: Qingdao's "Jimo County Chronicle" contains: "Women on Chinese Valentine's Day offer pictures of weavers, thread needles and beg for skills , some mourners hold a feast in advance to honor their ancestors, and relatives and friends give paper money." Every household makes "Qiaoguo" on Chinese Valentine's Day, and some mung bean sprouts are born on this day, which are called "Qiaoya". At night, the little girl places fruits, "qiao cakes" and "qiao buds" in front of the statue of Weaver Girl, praying and begging for luck. The most representative custom in Qingdao is to make Qiaoguo. Qiaoguo is also called "Qiaofu". It is a small ornamental and edible pasta made from a mold. It is mostly in geometric shapes and has various exquisite auspicious patterns. Common ones include lotus, peach, tiger, lion, cat, monkey, etc.

6. Ghost Festival

Time: the first day of the sixth lunar month

Introduction: It is half a year after June in Qingdao area. At this time, the wheat harvest has been finished, and farmers want to taste new wheat, steam cakes, and visit relatives.

Qingdao people’s festive food during the first half of the year is guanza, and every household can use new wheat to make white flour guanza. There is a custom in Laoshan of "respecting the elder brother with new noodles and pastry", that is, after the wheat comes on the market, the younger sister will make some pastry for her brother to try. Legend has it that there was a brother and sister in a family. After the younger sister got married, her husband died and the family was in dire straits. The older brother took the initiative to plant the younger sister's crops, but his own land became barren. My elder brother was overworked because he was working on two families' land, and he passed away soon after. In order to commemorate her brother, my sister would make new cakes and cakes every time the new wheat was harvested. Later, the custom of "making new noodles and cakes to honor my brother" was formed. In the old days, rural workers in Jiaozhou did not work in the fields on this day, and long-term workers took a day off from work, which was called "hanging hoe".

7. Mid-Autumn Festival

Time: the 15th day of the eighth lunar month

Introduction: At the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in the past, Qingdao people still looked forward to eating mooncakes the most. Because the theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival is reunion, mooncakes best represent the Mid-Autumn Festival. Like many places across the country, in addition to having a good Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, people in Qingdao also need to improve their breakfast and lunch on the Mid-Autumn Festival. They usually make steamed dumplings and steamed buns to provide better meals for the family. According to relevant folklore experts, the habit of eating on the same day to improve food is common throughout Shandong, but it differs from place to place. For example, in Jinan, rice is eaten for breakfast and dumplings are eaten at noon, while in Jiaodong area, steamed dumplings and steamed buns are eaten at noon.

8. Winter Solstice

Time: December 21, 22 or 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year

Introduction: Qingdao Fushan Institute, Chengyang, Licun, Laoshan area According to the old custom, the winter solstice is celebrated in two days. The first day is called "Ghost Winter", where offerings are made to worship ancestors and dumplings are eaten; the second day is called "Ren Dong", where steamed buns are eaten. According to local elders in Qingdao, this custom has been going on for more than 600 years. As for the reason why dumplings are eaten on "Ghost Winter", it is to celebrate the winter solstice for the dead. People in the underworld love to eat dumplings, so dumplings must be eaten on this day. The winter solstice (human winter) is the winter solstice for living people. The reason why people eat sweet potato bread on this day is to tell those who have died that they can leave after enjoying it, because according to legend, people in the underworld do not eat sweet potatoes. Folks in Jimo predict the cold and warmth of the winter based on the date of the winter solstice at the beginning, middle or end of the month. The folk song says: "Winter freezes the cow to death at the head, winter warms the middle, and winter freezes the ghost to death at the end."

9. Tianhou Temple Folk Temple Fair

Time: The first day of the first lunar month to the thirtieth day of the first lunar month

Location: Tianhou Temple, Taiping Road, Shinan District, Qingdao

Introduction: The Tianhou Temple Temple Fair, commonly known as the Qingdao Temple Fair, is a traditional Han folk activity that integrates sacrifice, singing and dancing, entertainment, and commerce. It belongs to the Taoist Temple Fair and is located at No. 19 Taiping Road, Qingdao City. Tianhou Palace was built in the third year of Chenghua (1467) in the Ming Dynasty. Originally called "Tianfei Palace", it is one of the earliest temples in Qingdao city. Every spring and autumn, fishermen meet before going to sea. People come to worship and make wishes, which is very lively. The Tin Hau Temple Temple Fair entrusts the working people of the Han nationality with their beautiful wish to ward off evil spirits, eliminate disasters, and welcome good fortune.

10. Radish Festival

Time: 9th to 15th day of the first lunar month

Location: Qingxi Nunnery

Introduction: Qingdao The radish festival is a folk event with a long history. In the past, it was also called the Qingxi Temple Fair. The radishes produced here are crisp and large. There is a folk saying that "eating radishes on the ninth day of the first lunar month will not cause toothache and can prevent all kinds of diseases." There is also an old custom of the beginning of spring. Eating radish is said to be a bite of spring, so radish has become the main commodity at temple fairs. On temple fair days, people come here to sell, buy, and eat radishes. Over time, the Qingxi Temple Fair became known as the "Carrot Fair." "Qingxi Nunnery" was in disrepair due to its low and narrow terrain. The temple was destroyed in the early days of Qingdao's construction, but the Radish Society has continued. Colored lanterns will be hung high along the way, and various acrobatic performances such as stilt walking, dragon lantern dancing, and lion dancing will be performed. Vendors from all over Qingdao gathered together, and there was a huge flow of people. Various local products, daily necessities, folk handicrafts, snacks, especially various green carrots, were all over the streets and alleys. In recent years, on-site carving competitions and radish art carving exhibitions have been held.

11. Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club

Time: 16th to 22nd of the first lunar month

Location: Haiyun Street, Sifang District, Qingdao City Yun'an

Introduction: Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club is a local traditional folk event in Qingdao, Shandong.

For the purpose of protecting traditional folk culture, the government named it "Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club" in 1990 and extended the duration to three days. In the past 20 years, Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club has become a well-known large-scale folk temple fair. Many of the vendors attending the festival come from other places and provinces. Therefore, in 2005, it was named one of the "Top Ten Folk Festivals in China". Starting from 2008, the Haiyun'an Sugar Ball will be extended to one week, that is, from the 16th to the 22nd of the first lunar month, with a longer time and more snacks and folk performances.

12. Zhanshan Temple Fair

Time: The eighth day of the fourth lunar month to the tenth day of the fourth lunar month

Location: No. 2 Zhiquan Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City

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Introduction: Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month (the birthday of Buddha Sakyamuni), the temple opens for three days. At that time, there will be an endless stream of devotees and tourists, making it very lively. Zhanshan Temple Fair is the most famous Buddhist temple fair in Qingdao. Zhanshan Temple is the most spectacular Buddhist temple in Qingdao. It is located on the half slope behind Zhanshan Village in Qingdao City, facing the sea and mountains. It has beautiful scenery and is known as "Zhanshan Qingfan". It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the municipal level in Qingdao. Zhanshan Temple The mountain temple is not an ancient temple, with a history of less than a hundred years, but it has gained quite a reputation in modern times. Zhanshan Temple was built to commemorate Master Hanshan, one of the four great monks of the Ming Dynasty. It is the only Buddhist temple in Qingdao. It was founded by the modern famous monk Master Xu. His disciples are all over the world, plus famous monks such as Li Shutong. Traveling made Zhanshan Temple famous both at home and abroad.

13. Plum Blossom Festival

Time: March to April every year

Location: Qingdao Meiyuan Scenic Area

Introduction: 1999 The 6th Chinese Plum Blossom and Wintersweet Exhibition, the 3rd International Plum Blossom Culture Academic Symposium and Qingdao's first Plum Blossom Festival were held in Qingdao Plum Garden in 2016, and were named "China's Hometown of Plum Blossoms" by the Ministry of Agriculture. Since then, the Qingdao Shimei'an Plum Blossom Festival is held every year from mid-March to early April in the Qingdao Plum Garden in Qingdao Shimei'an Scenic Area. Qingdao Plum Blossom Festival has become a fashionable and leisure way for Qingdao citizens to enjoy plum blossoms in spring and get in touch with nature. The main contents of the Plum Blossom Festival include large, medium and small bonsais of plum blossoms and wintersweet, open-air landscapes (plum trees), freehand bonsais of plum blossoms and wintersweet, flower arrangement art, photography exhibitions, poetry, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, etc. Over the years, with the care and support of higher-level governments, relevant departments and relevant experts, Qingdao Plum Garden has been carefully cultivated and constructed. It now covers an area of ??more than 800 acres, has planted more than 100,000 land plums and potted plums, and has 129 varieties of plum blossoms. It is the first plum garden in Jiangbei, China. During the annual Plum Blossom Festival, Qingdao Plum Garden is unprecedentedly grand, and the extensive and profound plum blossom culture attracts more than 100,000 tourists.

14. Tianheng Sea Festival

Time: March every year

Location: Tianheng Town, Jimo District, Qingdao

Introduction : Tianheng Sea Festival is mainly a festival celebrated by fishermen. It originated from a local traditional folk activity in Zhougezhuang Village, Tianheng Town, Shandong Province and has a history of more than 500 years. Through careful planning, packaging and promotion by the local government, this ancient festival has developed into a well-known folk festival brand in Shandong and even the country. It is also a carnival that modern people are fascinated by, attracting countless Chinese and foreign tourists and folk customs from all over China every year. Experts in , economic policy research and other fields came here to visit. In 2008, Tianheng Sea Festival was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, and won the "Best Public Participation Award" in the first Festival China Award.

15. Flower Appreciation Party

Time: April every year

Location: Licang District, Qingdao City

Introduction: Qingdao Flower Appreciation The meeting will be based on the unique flower resources of Licang District, Qingdao, and will mainly focus on appreciating three flowers, namely, 10,000 acres of peach blossoms in the east of Licun Village, 800 acres of plum blossoms in Shimei'an, and 1,000 acres of wild azaleas in Hongshibizi, Daijia North Mountain. Integrate other flower resources and cultural resources to form a cultural festival integrating tourism, commerce, and mass cultural activities. Festival activities include large-scale theme evenings, international flower arrangement art competitions, mountain climbing and flower viewing tours, calligraphy and painting sessions, large-scale essay competitions, folk culture activity weeks, preferential shopping activities, etc.

16. Kutao Blossom Club

Time: April to May every year

Address: Laoshan Sino-Korean Kutao Community

Introduction : Kutao Village originated during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, several brothers came to Laoshan from Yunnan. After the long journey, they were exhausted after eating all the food. In a daze, they found some withered peach trees on a big peach tree. Taozi, these withered peaches saved their lives, so they settled here and named it Kutao Village. Now, Kutao Village has nearly a thousand species of flowers, trees and turf, mainly including rose, cyclamen, chrysanthemum, tulip, rose, cedar, cypress, carnation, gladiolus and other dozens of precious flowers and trees. Whenever the flowers are in bloom, In the spring season, Kutao Village becomes a sea of ??flowers. At the same time, as the Kutao flower industry continues to grow, it has also solved the problem of resettlement of rural surplus labor and increased the economic income of surrounding people.

17. Cherry Blossom Festival

Time: April to May every year

Address: Zhongshan Park

Introduction: mid-April every year Until early May, it is the cherry blossom season. The Cherry Blossom Festival mainly has three major brand activities: one is the spring outing in the garden from April 1 to April 10; the other is the traditional cherry blossom viewing event from April 10 to April 25, with thousands of cherry blossoms and 200,000 cherry blossoms. Tulips, redbuds, crabapples, etc. have entered their blooming period one after another, presenting a grand scene of the "East Garden Flower Sea"; the third is the May Day celebrations from April 26 to May 7. Qingdao has held cherry blossom festivals since the 1930s. The cherry blossoms in Zhongshan Park, known as the "East Garden Flower Sea", have been included in Qingdao's top ten scenic spots.

18. Jiaonan Rhododendron Festival

Time: April to May every year

Location: Jiaonan Dazhu Mountain Scenic Area

Introduction: The China Langya Tourism and Culture Festival and Jiaonan Rhododendron Fair is based on the history and culture of Jiaonan, based on tourism resources such as Langyatai, Lingshan Bay and thousands of acres of wild azaleas, with the purpose of enhancing the Jiaonan city brand, and through planning rich and colorful The theme activities show the aura of mountains and rivers, the intoxicating scenery, customs and vitality of Jiaonan in all aspects, creating a comfortable, interactive and harmonious tourism festival for tourists, and truly realizing social, environmental and economic benefits* **win. From April to May, the rhododendrons on Zhushan Mountain are in full bloom, and the main activity for tourists is to climb mountains and enjoy the flowers. There is also a food court at the flower fair, and there will be live activities such as windmill spinning and whack-a-mole along the way for entertainment.

19. Chengyang Peony Art Festival

Time: April to May every year

Location: Tianxiangyuan Peony Garden, Chengyang District, Qingdao

Introduction: "Peony Garden" is located in Dongtian Community, Chengyang Street. It was built in 1999 and covers an area of ??135 acres. More than 200,000 peonies of more than 600 varieties and more than 30,000 peonies of more than 200 varieties are planted in the garden. There are artificial structures such as flower corridors, octagonal pavilions, artificial lakes, rockeries and waterfalls in the garden. The Chengyang District Peony Art Festival is held here in late April every year, with entertainment projects such as opera, calligraphy, acrobatics, martial arts, cockfighting, and fishing, creating a lively atmosphere.

20. Laoshan Tourism and Culture Festival

Time: April to June every year

Location: Laoshan, Qingdao

Introduction: Laoshan The Tourism Culture Festival takes "Mountain and Sea Feelings, Charming Laoshan" as its theme. It is divided into eight theme sections including festival activities, forums and seminars, cultural activities, tourism activities, economic and trade activities, and sports and fitness activities. The International Tea Culture Seminar and Laoshan International Tea Culture Festival, sponsored by China International Tea Culture Research Association, China Tea Circulation Association, Shandong Tea Culture Association, and Qingdao Municipal People's Government, and hosted by Qingdao Laoshan District People's Government, are known as the "Tea Festival" Olympic". At that time, the audience will appreciate the heaven-like voice and infectious performances of the domestic pop music diva, the passionate performance of the fashion band and the wonderful performances of other rising stars in the music industry, and deeply feel the uniqueness of the "husband porters" on the Tea Horse Road back then. A tragic and difficult journey.

21. Hongdao Clam Festival

Time: April to May every year

Location: Hongdao, Chengyang District, Qingdao

Introduction: In 2004, Chengyang District held the first Qingdao Hongdao Clam Festival, which organized various activities including artistic performances, fitness and leisure, economic and trade negotiations, etc., attracting more than 70,000 tourists. Hongdao has a long history, and the changing customs in the Jiaozhou Bay area for nearly a thousand years can be confirmed here. The representative scenic spot is the Han Family Folk Village. Construction of the Hanjia Folk Village began in 2004 with an investment of 120 million yuan. It was built on the site of the original Hongdao ancient salt field and ancient fishing ground. It took 7 years to complete the construction. During the Clam Festival, the Hanjia Folk Village will be unveiled to the outside world. Accept customers. The Hongdao Clam Festival combines Hongdao’s Han Family Folk Village, Hongdao Qingyun Palace, Hongdao Ganhai Sightseeing Park, Fantawild Dream Kingdom, Hongdao Huanglan Haiyuan and other scenic spots. Visitors can fully participate in activities such as collecting shellfish on the sea, fishing in the spring, and Among various themed activities such as folk tourism, science and technology experience, folk prayers, etc., go to Hongdao to enjoy the sea breeze, dig clams, eat seafood, stay in folk inns, and enjoy the fun of going to the sea.

22. Xuejiadao Seafood Festival

Time: April to May every year

Location: Xuejiadao, Qingdao

Introduction: Xuejia Island, also known as "Phoenix Island", is located in Huangdao District on the west coast of Jiaozhou Bay, facing Tuandao across the sea, 2.26 nautical miles away. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides in the east, south and north, with a coastline of 54 kilometers long and shaped like a flying phoenix. Legend has it that in ancient times, a golden phoenix flew to heaven to participate in the bird festival. When it flew to Jiaozhou Bay, where the vast blue waves were filled with fishermen's songs, it was intoxicated by the beautiful island scenery and the simple fishermen's folk customs. It was so happy that it didn't want to fly, so it fluttered its wings and landed in Jiaozhou. On the south side of the bay, today's Xuejia Island festival activities include shallow sea fishing, sea fishing, sea sightseeing, and fishermen's banquets.

23. Laoshan Tea Culture Festival

Time: April to May every year

Location: Laoshan, Qingdao

Introduction: Founder The Laoshan Tea Culture Festival in 2004 used tea as the medium and integrated opening ceremony performances, tea culture seminars and exchanges, tea exhibitions and tourism cultural activities, with the theme of "inheriting traditional tea culture and developing modern tea economy". The special festival aims to integrate tea cultural resources and explore the connotation of Laoshan tea culture. It is a festival that integrates leisure vacation, tea tasting, fitness and entertainment, etc. Visitors can visit the tea fields of Xiaowang Community and Dunshan Community Participate in activities such as tea picking and tea frying, and you can also appreciate the tea village customs and taste the tea farm banquet.

24. International Sailing Expo

Time: May to June every year

Location: Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center

Introduction: China After years of careful cultivation, the International Maritime Expo has enjoyed a high reputation and extensive international influence in the industry. At the same time, it has gradually become a major festival and exhibition event with distinctive characteristics in our city. The China International Maritime Expo is currently the most important event in our country. The first and largest national amphibious boat expo. The Aviation Expo not only promotes the development of ship manufacturing and modern logistics, but also promotes the popularization of water sports and leisure in China, and also contributes to the development of high-end marine tourism in my country. Festival activities include sailing and yachting, as well as water sports, water leisure equipment and equipment displays.

25. Laixi Daqingshan Sophora Flower Festival

Time: May every year

Address: Daqingshan, Laixi County, Qingdao City

Introduction: Tens of thousands of acres of Sophora japonica trees are planted on Daqing Mountain in Laixi. May is the peak flowering period. When you step into the mountain, bees and butterflies are dancing, the flowers are fragrant, and clusters of Sophora japonica flowers are blooming as white as jade. Visitors can take a look at them. The unique landscape of "ten miles of green mountains and thousands of acres of locust flowers". The Sophora Flower Festival is co-sponsored by the Laixi Municipal People's Government and the Qingdao Municipal Tourism Bureau, with the theme of establishing Laixi tourism brand and displaying the resource advantages of Laixi. It strives to use this as an opportunity to integrate Laixi into Qingdao tourism as soon as possible. in the pattern. During the Sophora japonica Festival, activities such as a paramotor flight show, a Sophora japonica flower photography exhibition, and a Sophora japonica series green food exhibition were also held.

26. Jiaonan Tea Picking Festival

Time: May every year

Location: Jiaonan Haiqingyuan

Introduction: Known as " Haiqing Town, Jiaonan City, known as the "Hometown of Green Tea in the North", is located at the junction of Qingdao, Rizhao and Weifang, seven kilometers north of the town station. Every May, the "Qingdao Jiaonanhai Green Tea Picking Festival" is held here, attracting many tourists from all over the country to come to watch, pick, taste, and understand tea, and experience the natural scenery of the first green tea town in Jiangbei. , give full play to Haiqing’s tourism resources, enhance the popularity and reputation of Haiqing green tea, and increase the promotion of Haiqing green tea brand and leisure and sightseeing farmhouse tourism projects. The main activities include the development of Haiqing Town Tea Factory and product display, tea picking competition and tea picking performance by tea pickers, Chaotian pot tea frying performance, tea art performance, tea farmers and tea factory representatives worshiping the "Tea Saint" Lu Yu, Haiqing Green tea and organic tea production process demonstrations, artistic performances, classical music performances, mountain climbing and fitness activities, etc.

27. Jiaozhou Yangko Culture Festival

Time: May every year

Location: Jiaozhou City, Qingdao City

Introduction: Jiaozhou Yangko Culture The festival originated from Jiaozhou Yangge in Xiaotun, Madiandong and Nanwang. It is also known as Diyangge, Twisting Yao, and Three Bends. It has a history of more than 300 years. It is famous at home and abroad for its dance posture of "three bends, nine movements and eighteen postures" and dance style of "lifting and falling, light and floating". Taking advantage of the opportunity to be successfully selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists, Jiaozhou City successfully held the first Yangko Cultural Festival in 2006. Festival activities include Yangko competitions, artistic evening performances, mass Yangko stilt and other parades.

28. Yunshan Cherry Festival

Time: May to June every year

Location: Yunshan Town

Introduction: Yunshan Shan Town enjoys the reputation of "the first town of big cherries in Jiaodong". Yunshan big cherries have outstanding characteristics such as large size, good fruit shape, bright color, fresh taste and high nutritional value. It has the reputation of "the first spring fruit". The town was even named "China's High-Quality Fruit and Vegetable Base Township". The Pingdu Yunshan Cherry Festival is held annually, hosted by the Pingdu Municipal People's Government and hosted by the Yunshan Town Government. Each Cherry Festival lasts for more than 10 days, creating a unique tourism brand in Jiaodong through cultural stages, tourism and opera. The festival activities include the opening ceremony, folk square cultural performance competition, cherry harvest gathering, golf invitational tournament, project promotion meeting, cherry planting management lectures, leisure tourism, etc.

29. Shanseyu Cherry Mountain Meeting

Time: May every year

Location: Shanseyu, Chengyang District

Introduction : Sponsored by the Chengyang District People's Government and hosted by Xiazhuang Street, District Tourism Bureau and District Agricultural Bureau. The Shanseyu Cherry Mountain Fair has gradually developed from a single pastoral picking event in the past to a comprehensive festival integrating leisure, culture, ecology and other elements. The "cherry economy" has become the most important ecological tourism industry in Chengyang District and even Qingdao City. One of the most famous brands. During the mountain fair, nearly 20 cherry-producing communities in the eastern mountainous area of ??Chengyang, including Xiazhuang and Xifu Town subdistricts, were all the main venues of the Shanseyu Cherry Hill Fair. Festival activities include cherry picking, authentic farm banquets, mountain climbing and fitness, etc.

30. Beizhai Cherry Festival

Time: May to June every year

Address: Beizhai Street, Laoshan District

Introduction : Beizhai Cherry Festival is held every year during the cherry ripening period (May to June) in Beizhai Street, Laoshan District. At that time, a wonderful opening ceremony and special custom performances will be held. After enjoying the wonderful performances, tourists can go to the cherry round picking and You can taste cherries and have a farm banquet to experience the fun of farming and enjoy the joy of the countryside.

31. Ocean Festival

Time: June to July every year

Address: Zhongshan Park (main venue)

Introduction: The Qingdao Ocean Festival was held in 1999, and the theme of each festival is different. The China Marine Science and Technology Expo and the International Forum on Marine Science and Technology and Economic Development held during the festival have become the highest-level international conference held in this city in recent years due to the high level of participants and the high level of academic value of the papers.

There are special series of activities such as "Happy China Tour - Charming Qingdao" large-scale concert, shipping activities, sea fishing competition, marine knowledge photo exhibition, romantic wedding ceremony at sea, "Love of the Sea", etc.

32. Korean Food Festival

Time: June every year

Location: Liuting Street, Chengyang District

Introduction: Qingdao City Yang District is a concentration area of ??Korean-owned enterprises and Korean cuisine in Shandong Province. There are more than 200 Korean restaurants of various types in the area, making it one of the areas with the highest concentration of Korean restaurants in the country. Walking into the neighborhood, there are stores with Korean signboards one after another. Each store is decorated with a strong Korean flavor. The decoration, table settings, menus, drinks, waiters' costumes and background music are all authentic Korean. Style, it feels like being in Korea here. In recent years, Liuting Street has invested more than 6 million yuan to uniformly decorate more than 1,200 meters of blocks to create a Korean-style street. Currently, there are more than 50 Korean-style Korean restaurants, bars, KTVs, etc. concentrated in the block. During the food festival, the Korean-style streets will become a new world that condenses Korea’s unique dining culture. These restaurants also specially bring raw condiments such as kimchi, ginseng and hot sauce from Korea, and will cook cold food, hot food, desserts and snacks. Nearly 30 kinds of authentic Korean dishes.

33. International Beer Festival

Time: Opening on the second weekend of August every year, lasting 16 days

Address: Golden Beach, Huangdao District

Introduction: The Qingdao International Beer Festival was held for the first time on June 23, 1991. It has the local characteristics of Qingdao and is a festival that everyone is familiar with. During the conference, breweries and beer agents from Japan, the United States, Canada, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries and regions participated in exhibitions and exchanges, making Qingdao, the beautiful and romantic "Oriental Switzerland" even more charming. The festival consists of an opening ceremony, beer tasting, artistic evening party, art parade, cultural and sports entertainment, drinking competition, tourism and leisure, economic and trade exhibition, closing ceremony, etc.

34. International Beach Culture Festival

Time: September every year

Location: Qingdao No. 1 Bathing Beach

Introduction: Qingdao The International Beach Culture Festival has been held since 1992 at the No. 1 Bathing Beach every September and is hosted by the Qingdao Beach Culture Association. In 2002, the Qingdao Municipal People's Government allocated a huge sum of money to carry out a historic reconstruction of the First Bathing Beach. The new-look Huiquan Bay added to the splendor of the Qingdao International Beach Culture Festival. Qingdao International Beach Festival has formed a unique Qingdao beach culture. In this beautiful coastal city, beach culture has been deeply integrated into the cultural life of the general public and has become a beautiful scenery of the island city. The main activities of the festival include sand sculpture competitions, beach weddings, beach volleyball, beach tug-of-war and other cultural and sports events.

35. International Fashion Week

Time: September every year

Address: Qingdao International Convention and Exhibition Center

Introduction: Since 2006 , Qingdao International Fashion Week was renamed "China (Qingdao) International Fashion Week". During the conference, there were fashion designers from more than ten countries and regions including France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Russia. International Fashion Week has become a window to showcase the characteristics of clothing of the times, attracting tourists from all over the world. Activities include press conferences, brand exhibitions, beauty and hairdressing competitions, fashion design invitational competitions, fashion week model competitions, etc.

36. Dazeshan Grape Festival

Time: September every year

Location: Dazeshan Town, Pingdu City, Qingdao

Introduction: The Daze Mountain Grape Festival was originally the "God of Wealth Festival" (the 22nd day of the seventh lunar month) as a unique traditional folk festival in the Daze Mountain District of Pingdu City. It is said to have originated in the early Tang Dynasty. In 1987, the Dazeshan Town Government combined with local reality to make the event more modern and civilized and with local characteristics, guiding the event to evolve into the "Grape Festival". In 1991, the municipal government decided to organize festivals throughout the city and renamed it the "Pingdu Grape Festival". The opening ceremony was scheduled to be held on September 1 of each year. In recent years, in order to facilitate urban tourists to participate in the event, the opening ceremony is generally held on Saturday.

Since 1995, in order to increase the visibility of Daze Mountain grapes, three gold-lettered signboards of "China's Grape Hometown", "Important Stone Base in Northern China" and "Shandong Province Scenic Area" have been promoted to domestic and foreign markets to attract more Many far-sighted people come to this city and Dazeshan Town for development investment, tourism, and economic and trade negotiations. The main venue of the festival was relocated to Dazeshan Town and was named "Dazeshan Grape Festival" and lasted for one month.

37. Jimo Heshan Persimmon Festival

Time: October every year

Location: Jimo Heshan Scenic Area

Introduction: Heshan Mountain Loop It is twists and turns, beautiful and colorful. In autumn, the forests are all dyed, and the mountains and fields are covered with golden persimmons. The beautiful persimmons are beautiful and fascinating. It is known as the "apricot forest and flying clouds" and is one of the eight scenic spots in Heshan. Heshan Persimmon Garden is the largest persimmon garden in Jimo. The mountains and hills are covered with persimmon trees. The oldest tree is over a hundred years old. The persimmons are rich in sugar and sweet and delicious. They are known as the "Hometown of Jiaodong Persimmons". Every year after the National Day, golden persimmons appear