Without a smart phone and no connection to social media, a 43-year-old American man lives a hermit-like life on a mountain in China, where he's dedicated his time to translating classic works of Chinese philosophy into English.
Qingdao has claimed victory in the Mighty Pacific Leg 6 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race: a 5,600 nautical mile marathon across the most remote and inhospitable stretches of ocean on earth from Qingdao to Seattle, USA.
The 2018 Qingdao Flower Admiring Festival opened in grand style on April 17 at Zhongshan Park in Shinan district of Qingdao, Shandong province, just as the cherry flowers are embracing their florescence.
Ji created miniature models of some landmark buildings of the coastal city with shells.
The fishing season for sand lances recently opened. Nearly 10,000 kilograms of the fish are sold every day at the Xiaogang Wharf of Qingdao, Shandong province.
Pink-white cherry blossoms on roadsides add vitality to the Laoshan campus of Ocean University of China.
Rows of red, yellow, white and purple tulips by the lakeside in Zhongshan Park in Qingdao.
A number of cute and sometimes unusual graffiti paintings recently popped up along Daxue Road in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.