An ideal escape from the sweltering summer heat often includes a glass of beer, and Qingdao never fails to complete the experience due to its renowned century-old brewery and the grand festival that carries its name.
Tsingtao Brewery's century of history and worldwide reputation are the backbone of the Qingdao International Beer Festival.
Now known by the world from its glory days as sailing host of the 2008 Olympics, Qingdao boasts a spectacular oceanfront playground for all kinds of water sports along its 863 kilometers of shoreline.
As Qingdao basks in the limelight as nation's capital of sailing and the city of films, it has also written a score to become the peninsula of music.
Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province and one of the seven ancient capitals of China, was once described by Italian explorer Marco Polo as the finest and most luxurious city in the world.
Visitors in London were faced with two options on Friday: Enjoy a normal weekend of vacation, or go cheer the London Games opening ceremony.
The sixth Yantai International Wine Exposition began in Yantai on June 27, providing business forum for domestic and foreign wine producers and equipment manufacturers.
Roaming around a vast vineyard in China, picking grapes and sampling premium vintages in a European-style castle could seem like a fairy tale.
Drinking wine is now a part of the Yantai lifestyle, not surprising in a city that produces 360 million liters of wine yearly, one-third of the nation's total.
Driving in the blazing hot sun to get their car serviced might be the last thing people want to do over the hot summer.
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