Licang transformation underway

Sipping a coffee in the lobby of the newly opened Sheraton Licang hotel, Zhang Xinwei, a sales manager at Jiushuiwanhe Trade LLC, a start-up company in Qingdao, is waiting to show his clients around the 2014 Qingdao International Horticulture Expo.

"I grew up in Licang and I am really proud of this place," he said.

Licang is one of Qingdao's six urban districts where the horticulture expo is located.