Shandong Special: Officials restoring ancient city relics

The city of Qingzhou has launched a campaign to restore and preserve local historical and cultural heritage sites, laying a firm foundation for its strategy to revive local tourism, officials said.

Qingzhou had been the capital for one of the nine zhous - or province-level administrative regions - in ancient China for more than 1,600 years.

The city is still home to a number of old buildings and communities that bear silent witness to the architectural achievements and styles of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.