Happiest city looks to attract more tourists with myriads of attractions

Qingdao hopes to transform its oldest port area into an international pleasure cruise hub.

The city, regularly voted in the top 10 of China's most livable cities because of its clean streets and laid-back atmosphere, is also highly popular with overseas tourists. Last year the China Institute of City Competitiveness voted Qingdao the country's "happiest city".

Sixty-two million people, foreign and domestic, visited the city last year, generating 93 billion yuan ($14.9 billion) for the local economy.