What are the unique festivals in Qingdao?

What are the famous traditional festivals and customs in Qingdao? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao's sharing!

1, Spring Festival

Time: the first day of the first lunar month

Introduction: Qingdao countryside is busy for one year, characterized by steaming bean buns, making tofu, steaming rice noodles, cutting meat, buying fish and chopsticks. In rural Qingdao, at 6 o'clock on New Year's Eve, people are used to taking lanterns, incense and burning paper to the ancestral graves to burn paper, which means inviting ancestors and old friends home for the New Year, which is called "welcoming the New Year". On New Year's Eve, some rural areas in Qingdao put up couplets, stick grilles, hang lanterns, put up New Year pictures on the kang, hang genealogy in the hall, set up offerings, stir-fry peanuts, fish and cook the meat. In the urban and rural areas of Qingdao, in the afternoon, jiaozi, jiaozi and jiaozi will be packed with coins or red dates. Since the 1980s and 1990s, on New Year's Eve in Qingdao, most families will get together for a "reunion dinner" from six to eight, and from eight to midnight (sometimes until one or two in the morning), the whole family will sit around the TV and watch the Spring Festival Gala. Reunion and Spring Festival Gala are the most wonderful moments of China New Year.

2. Lantern Festival

Time: the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Introduction: Yuanxiao means family reunion, entertainment and happiness. On this day, Qingdao people have many celebrations. "Record of Jiaoao People's Social Customs" says: "Shang Yuan, steamed noodles are lights, and oil is poured to show bloom and thank the harvest. It's called snuff Pink rice is a pill, wrapped in fruit and boiled, called Yuanxiao. The door was loose, the lights hung, the flowers exploded, and the play (such as stilts) lasted for three days and three nights. "Qingdao also has festivals and customs such as making lanterns, eating Yuanxiao, hanging lanterns, setting off fireworks, running yangko and temple fairs.

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day

Time: April 5, Gregorian calendar.

Introduction: In the old days, the custom of sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day was quite popular in Qingdao, commonly known as "going to the grave". On this day, we will go to the ancestral grave to fill the whole grave, sweep away dust and weeds, burn incense and paper, and hold a sacrificial ceremony. Some people want to take this opportunity to repair the grave, mostly symbolically adding soil to the grave and putting some paper money on it to show others that there are descendants in the grave. Therefore, no matter how poor the family is, Tomb-Sweeping Day will visit the grave. In the old Qingdao period, after the sacrifice, people always had a picnic and ate the food offered, that is, to eat Fugen, to show their ancestors' frugality.

4. Dragon Boat Festival

Time: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

Introduction: "May 5th, Dragon Boat Festival; Lalu plug in EPP; Eating zongzi is five ropes; Wear a purse and smell the fragrance. " This is a Dragon Boat Festival ballad that was popular in Qingdao in the old days, and it sang various rich and interesting folk activities during the Dragon Boat Festival. According to the Chronicle of Jingchu, at the latest in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month has become a festival for people in the north and south of China. In the old days, the Dragon Boat Festival in Qingdao was not only rich and interesting, but also had a unique regional cultural connotation in Jiaodong. When people pull dew home, they often take some mugwort leaves home and put them under the eaves and doors and windows, because it is said that inserting mugwort leaves can repel insects and ward off evil spirits. The record of Jiao 'ao people's society copied from the old county annals: On the Dragon Boat Festival, "wormwood is hung on the door, people wear wormwood leaves, and children wear five-color silks to ward off evil spirits". Qingdao folks still follow this custom of Dragon Boat Festival.

5. Chinese Valentine's Day

Time: the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

Introduction: Qingdao's Jimo County Records contains: "On Tanabata, women presented a picture of the weaver girl, using needles to beg for cleverness. If there are mourners, a banquet will be held to sacrifice the ancestors, and relatives and friends will give paper money. " Every household on Tanabata made "proper fruit", and some even gave birth to mung bean sprouts called "Qiaoya". In the evening, the little girl put melons and fruits, "smart cakes" and "smart buds" in front of the weaver girl to pray for wisdom. The most representative custom in Qingdao is to knock the appropriate fruit, which is also called "Qiaobobo". It is a kind of small pasta knocked out with a mold for viewing and eating. Mostly geometric, with various exquisite auspicious patterns, such as lotus, peach, tiger, lion, cat and monkey.

6. Mid-Autumn Festival

Time: the first day of the sixth lunar month.

Introduction: Qingdao area in June for half a year. At this time, the wheat has been harvested, and farmers should taste new wheat, steam cakes and visit relatives and friends. The holiday food of Qingdao people for half a year is binding, so every household can make white flour binding with new wheat. Laoshan has the custom of "making a new pastry to respect my brother", that is, after the wheat comes out, my sister will make a pastry for my brother to taste something new. Legend has it that there was a brother and sister. After the elder sister got married, her husband died and the family was in a difficult situation. My brother took the initiative to plant my sister's crops, but his land was deserted. My brother planted two plots of land by himself and died soon after overwork. In memory of my brother, whenever the new wheat is harvested, my sister always makes a new cake to offer sacrifices. Later, the custom of "making a new cake to honor my brother" was formed. In the old days, rural JIAOZHOU worked nonstop on this day, and long-term workers had a day off, which was called "hanging hoes".

7. Mid-Autumn Festival

Time: August 15th of the lunar calendar.

In the past Mid-Autumn Festival dinners of Qingdao people, eating moon cakes was the most anticipated, because the theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival was reunion, and moon cakes best represented the Mid-Autumn Festival. Like many places in China, Qingdao people should not only have a good Mid-Autumn Festival meal, but also improve their breakfast and lunch. Generally, we should steam cakes and steamed buns to improve the food for our families. According to relevant folklore experts, all parts of Shandong have the habit of eating on the same day to improve food, but there are differences in different places, such as Jinan, where rice is eaten for breakfast, jiaozi is eaten at noon, and Jiaodong is steamed at noon.

8. Winter solstice

Time: Gregorian calendar 12, 2 1, 22 or 23 every year.

Introduction: Qingdao Fushanyuan, Chengyang, Licun and Laoshan are old customs offices. The solstice in winter is divided into two days. The first day is called "Ghost Winter", which is the day to worship ancestors and eat jiaozi. The next day is called "human winter", and we eat steamed stuffed buns. According to the local elderly in Qingdao, this custom has lasted for more than 600 years. As for the reason of eating jiaozi in ghost winter, it is to celebrate the winter solstice for the dead. Because people in the underworld love to eat jiaozi, they must eat jiaozi on this day. For the living, the winter solstice is the winter solstice. The reason for eating sweet potato bread on this day is to tell the dead that they can go after enjoying it, because it is said that people in the underworld don't eat sweet potatoes. According to the date of winter solstice, Jimo people predict the cold and warm in the winter at the beginning, middle or end of the month. The folk song says, "Frozen cows in winter, warm in winter, and frozen ghosts in winter."

9. Tin Hau Temple Fair

Time: from the first day of the first lunar month to the thirtieth day of the first lunar month.

Venue: Tianhou Palace, Taiping Road, Shinan District, Qingdao

Brief introduction: Tianhou Temple Fair, commonly known as Qingdao Damiao Temple Fair, is a traditional Han folk activity integrating sacrifice, song and dance, entertainment and commerce. It belongs to the Taoist temple fair, located at Taiping Road 19, Qingdao. Tianhou Palace was built in Chenghua of Ming Dynasty for three years (1467). Originally called "Tianfei Palace", it is one of the earliest temples in Qingdao. Every spring and autumn, fishermen get together before going out to sea, and people come to worship and make wishes, which is very lively. The temple fair in Tianhou Palace has pinned the good wishes of the working people of the Han nationality to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters and welcome good luck.

10, Radish Club

Time: from the ninth day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Venue: Qingxi Temple

Introduction: Qingdao Radish Fair is a folk activity with a long history. It used to be called Qingxi Temple Fair. The radish produced here is crisp and big. There is a saying that eating radish on the ninth day of the first month can prevent all diseases, and there is an old custom that eating radish in the spring is called biting spring, so radish has become the main commodity at the temple fair. On the day of the temple fair, people came here to sell, buy and eat radishes. Over time, Qingxi Temple Fair was called "Radish Fair". Due to the low terrain and disrepair, Qingxi Temple was destroyed in the early days of Qingdao, but the radish will continue. At that time, lanterns will be hung high along the way, and various acrobatics such as walking on stilts, playing dragon lanterns and dancing lions will compete for performances. Vendors gather all over Qingdao, and people flow like a tide. All kinds of local products, daily necessities, folk handicrafts and snacks, especially all kinds of green carrots, are all over the streets. In recent years, live sculpture competitions and radish art sculpture exhibitions have been held.

1 1, Haiyun 'an Sugar Ball Club

Time: the 16th to 22nd day of the first lunar month.

Venue: Haiyun Temple, Haiyun Street, sifang district, Qingdao

Introduction: Haiyun 'an Sugar Ball Club is a local traditional folk activity in Qingdao, Shandong Province. In order to protect traditional folk culture, the government named 65438-0990 as "Haiyun 'an Sugar Ball Club", and the duration was extended to three days. Over the past 20 years, Haiyun 'an Sugar Ball Club has become a well-known large-scale folk temple fair, with many vendors from other provinces, so it was named as one of the "Top Ten Folk Festivals in China" in 2005. Starting from 2008, the sugar ball club in Haiyun 'an will be extended to one week, that is, the 16th to 22nd day of the first lunar month, with longer time and more snacks and folk performances.

12, Zhanshan Temple Fair

Time: from the eighth day of April to the tenth day of April in the lunar calendar

Venue: No.2 Zhiquan Road, Shinan District, Qingdao

Introduction: Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month (the birthday of Buddha Sakyamuni), the temple will be open for three days. By then, there will be an endless stream of good men, women and tourists, and it will be very lively. Zhanshan Temple Fair is the most famous Buddhist temple fair in Qingdao. Zhanshan Temple is the most spectacular Buddhist temple in Qingdao. Located on the half slope behind Zhanshan Village in Qingdao, facing the sea and built on the mountain. Known as "Zhanshan Qingfan", it is a key cultural relic protection unit in Qingdao. Zhanshan Temple is not an ancient temple with a history of less than a hundred years, but it is quite famous in modern times. Zhanshan Temple was built to commemorate Master Hanshan, one of the four eminent monks in Ming Dynasty. It is the only Buddhist temple in Qingdao. It is a lecture hall founded by Master Xu, a famous modern monk. His disciples spread all over the world, and Li Shutong traveled with other famous monks, which made Zhanshan Temple famous at home and abroad.

13, Plum Blossom Festival

Time: March to April every year.

Venue: Qingdao Meiyuan Scenic Area

Introduction: The 6th China Plum Blossom and Chimonanthus praecox Exhibition, the 3rd International Plum Blossom Culture Seminar and the 1st Plum Blossom Festival in Qingdao were held in Meiyuan, Qingdao from June 38 to September 9, 2009, and were named "China Plum Blossom Town" by the Ministry of Agriculture. Since then, Qingdao Shimeian Plum Blossom Festival has been held in Qingdao Meiyuan in Shimeian Scenic Area from mid-March to early April every year. Qingdao Plum Blossom Festival has become a fashionable leisure way for Qingdao citizens to enjoy plum blossoms and get in touch with nature in spring. The main contents of the Plum Blossom Festival include plum blossom, wintersweet large, medium and small bonsai, open landscape (plum tree), plum blossom and wintersweet freehand brushwork bonsai, flower arrangement art, photography exhibition, poetry calligraphy exhibition and so on. Over the years, with the care and support of higher authorities, relevant departments and relevant experts, Qingdao Meiyuan has been carefully cultivated and built. Now it covers an area of more than 800 mu, with 65,438+ten thousand plants of Lu plum and potted plum, with plum varieties 129. It is the first plum garden in Jiangbei, China. Every year, the plum blossom festival in Qingdao is unprecedented, and the profound plum blossom culture attracts more than 654.38 million tourists.

14, Tianheng Ocean Festival

Time: March every year

Venue: Tian Heng Town, Jimo District, Qingdao

Introduction: Tian Heng Sea Festival is mainly a festival celebrated by fishermen. It originated from the local traditional folk activities in ewald Village, Tian Heng Town, Shandong Province, and has a history of more than 500 years. After careful planning, packaging and promotion by the local government, this ancient festival has developed into a well-known folk festival brand in Shandong and even the whole country. It is also a carnival ceremony fascinated by modern people, attracting countless Chinese and foreign tourists and experts in folklore and economic policy research from all over China every year. In 2008, Tian Heng Sea Festival was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list and won the "Best Public Participation Award" of the first China Festival.

15, Flower Show

Time: April every year

Venue: Licang District, Qingdao

Introduction: Qingdao Flower Appreciation Fair is based on the unique flower resources in Licang District, Qingdao. There are mainly three kinds of flowers, namely, 10,000 mu of peach blossom in Licun East, 800 mu of plum blossom in Shimei 'an and Hongshilazi in Daijia Beishan 1000 mu of wild rhododendron. It integrates other flower resources and cultural resources to form a cultural festival integrating tourism, business and mass cultural activities. Festival activities include large-scale theme party, international flower arrangement art competition, flower climbing trip, calligraphy and painting pen meeting, large-scale essay contest, folk culture activity week, preferential shopping activities and so on.

16, Dead Peach Blossom Club

Time: April-May every year.

Address: Sino-Korean Kutao Community, Laoshan

Introduction: Kutao Village originated in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. At that time, several brothers came to Laoshan from Yunnan. After the long journey, they were exhausted and looked in a trance. They found some withered peaches on a big peach tree. These peaches saved their lives, so they settled here and named it Bitao Village. At present, Kutao Village has nearly a thousand kinds of flower lawns, mainly including dozens of rare flowers and trees such as Chinese rose, cyclamen, chrysanthemum, tulip, Chinese rose, cedar, cypress, carnation and gladiolus. Whenever flowers are in full bloom, Kutao Village becomes a sea of flowers. At the same time, with the continuous growth of the dead peach blossom industry, it has also solved the resettlement of rural surplus labor and increased the economic income of the surrounding people.

17, Sakura Festival

Time: April-May every year.

Address: Zhongshan Park

Introduction: Every year from mid-April to early May, cherry blossoms are in full bloom. There are three major brand activities in the Cherry Blossom Festival: one is a spring outing in April1-April 10; Second, from April 10 to April 25, traditional cherry blossom viewing activities appeared, and thousands of cherry blossoms, 200,000 tulips, bauhinia and begonia successively entered the blooming stage, presenting the grand occasion of "Oriental Garden Flower Sea"; The third is to celebrate May Day from April 26th to May 7th. The cherry blossom party in Qingdao began in the 1930s. The cherry blossoms in Zhongshan Park, known as the "East Garden Flower Sea", have been listed among the top ten scenic spots in Qingdao.

18, Jiaonan Rhododendron Club

Time: April-May every year.

Venue: Dazhushan Scenic Area, Jiaonan

Brief introduction: China Langya Tourism Culture Festival and Jiaonan Rhododendron Festival, relying on the historical and cultural background of Jiaonan, relying on tourism resources such as Langya Taiwan, Lingshan Bay and 10,000 mu of wild rhododendrons, aiming at upgrading Jiaonan's city brand, shows the charm of mountains and rivers, intoxicating scenery, customs and vitality in an all-round way through planning colorful theme activities, and creates a comfortable, interactive and harmonious tourism for tourists. From April to May, azaleas are in full bloom on Zhushan Mountain, and the main activity of tourists is to climb mountains and enjoy flowers. There will also be a food court at the flower show, and there will be real-life activities such as turning windmills and shooting mice along the way.

19, Chengyang Peony Art Festival

Time: April-May every year.

Venue: Tianxiangyuan Peony Garden, Chengyang District, Qingdao

Introduction: Peony Garden is located in Dong Tian Community, Chengyang Street. It was built in 1999 and covers an area of 135 mu. There are more than 600 varieties and 200,000 plants of peony, and there are more than 200 varieties and 30,000 plants of peony. There are artificial buildings such as flower gallery, octagonal pavilion, artificial lake and rockery waterfall in the park. Every year in late April, Chengyang Peony Art Festival is held here, with entertainment items such as opera, calligraphy, acrobatics, martial arts, cockfighting and fishing. The atmosphere is very lively.

20. Laoshan Tourism and Culture Festival

Time: April-June every year.

Venue: Laoshan, Qingdao

Introduction: The theme of Laoshan Tourism and Culture Festival is "feelings of mountains and seas, charming Laoshan". It is divided into eight thematic sections: festival activities, forum seminars, cultural series activities, tourism series activities, economic and trade series activities, and sports and fitness series activities. Hosted by China International Tea Culture Research Association, China Tea Circulation Association, Shandong Tea Culture Association and Qingdao Municipal People's Government, the international tea culture seminar and Laoshan International Tea Culture Festival hosted by Qingdao Laoshan District People's Government are known as "Tea Olympics". At that time, the audience will appreciate the heavenly voice, infectious performances, passionate interpretation of fashion bands and wonderful performances of other new singers in domestic pop music, and deeply feel the unique tragic and difficult course of "Beifu" on the ancient tea-horse road.

2 1, red island clam Festival

Time: April-May every year.

Venue: Hongdao, Chengyang District, Qingdao

Introduction: In 2004, Chengyang District held the first Qingdao red island clam Festival, and organized a variety of activities such as cultural performances, fitness and leisure, economic and trade talks, which attracted more than 70,000 tourists. Hongdao has a long history, and the customs changes in JIAOZHOU Bay for nearly a thousand years can be confirmed here. The representative scenic spot is Hanjia Folk Village. Hanjia Folk Village started construction in 2004 with an investment of 654.38+200 million yuan. It was built on the site of the original ancient salt field and ancient fishing ground in Hongdao, and it took 7 years to complete. During the Clam Festival, Hanjia Folk Village will unveil its mystery and accept guests. Red island clam Festival combines Hanjia Folk Village, Hongdao Qingyun Palace, Hongdao Fishing Garden, Fante Dream Kingdom and Hongdao Huanglan Haiyun Garden. Tourists and friends can fully participate in various theme activities, such as catching shells, spring fishing, folk sightseeing, scientific and technological experience, folk blessing and so on. And go to Hongdao to catch the wind, dig clams, eat seafood, stay in a folk inn and enjoy the pleasure of catching the sea.

22. Xuejiadao Seafood Festival

Time: April-May every year.

Venue: Xuejia Island, Qingdao.

Introduction: Xuejia Island, also known as "Phoenix Island", is located in Huangdao District on the west coast of Jiaozhou Bay, facing Tuandao across the sea, with a distance of 2.26 nautical miles. Surrounded by the sea on the east, south and north, the coastline is 54 kilometers long and looks like a flying phoenix. According to legend, in ancient times, a golden phoenix flew to the sky to attend the Hundred Birds Festival. When it flew to JIAOZHOU Bay with boundless blue waves and rippling fishing songs, it was intoxicated by the beautiful island scenery and simple fishermen's folk customs, and it landed on the south side of JIAOZHOU Bay with great joy. Therefore, today's festival activities in Xuejia Island include shallow sea fishing, sea fishing, sea sightseeing and fisherman's banquet.

23. Laoshan Tea Culture Festival

Time: April-May every year.

Venue: Laoshan, Qingdao

Introduction: Laoshan Tea Culture Festival, founded in 2004, is a special festival with the theme of "inheriting traditional tea culture and prospering modern tea economy", taking tea as the medium, and integrating opening ceremony, cultural performances, tea culture discussion and exchange, tea art exhibition and tourism cultural activities, aiming at integrating tea culture resources and excavating the cultural connotation of Laoshan tea. It is a festival activity integrating leisure vacation, tea tasting, fitness and entertainment. Visitors can learn about it.

24. International Maritime Expo

Time: May to June every year.

Venue: Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center

After years of careful cultivation, China International Maritime Expo has enjoyed high popularity and extensive international influence in the industry, and has gradually become a major festival and exhibition activity with distinctive characteristics in our city. China International Maritime Expo is the first and largest national amphibious boat Expo in China. Aviation Expo not only promoted the development of shipbuilding and modern logistics, but also promoted the popularization of water sports and leisure in China, and contributed to the development of high-end marine tourism in China. Festival activities include sailing boats and yachts, as well as water sports and water leisure equipment display.

25, Laixi Daqingshan Sophora Flower Festival

Time: May every year.

Address: Daqingshan, Laixi County, Qingdao

Introduction: Ten thousand mu of Sophora japonica forest has been planted on Daqing Mountain in Laixi. May, in full bloom. Stepping into the mountains, bees fly and butterflies dance, bloom flowers fall, and clusters of white Sophora japonica flowers compete to open. Visitors can see the unique landscape of "Ten Miles of Daqing Mountain, Ten Thousand Mu of Sophora japonica fragrance". Huaihua Festival is co-sponsored by Laixi Municipal People's Government and Qingdao Tourism Bureau, with the theme of establishing Laixi's tourism brand and showing Laixi's resource advantages, and strives to take this opportunity to integrate Laixi into Qingdao tourism as soon as possible. During the Sophora Festival, activities such as skydiving flight show, Sophora japonica photography exhibition and Sophora japonica series green food exhibition were also held.

26. Jiaonan Tea Picking Festival

Time: May every year.

Venue: Christina Garden, Jiaonan

Introduction: Haiqing Town, Jiaonan, known as the "hometown of green tea in the north", is located at the junction of Qingdao, Rizhao and Weifang, seven kilometers north of the town. Every May, the Green Tea Picking Festival in Christina, Jiaonan, Qingdao is held here, which attracts many tourists from all over the country to watch, pick, taste and appreciate tea, feel the natural scenery of the first town of green tea in Jiangbei, give full play to Christina's tourism resources, enhance the popularity and reputation of Christina's green tea, and increase the promotion of Christina's green tea brand and leisure sightseeing farmhouse tourism projects. The main activities include the development and product display of tea factory in Haiqing Town, the tea picking competition and performance of female tea pickers, the tea frying performance in Chaotian pot, the tea ceremony performance, the worship of "Cha Sheng" Lu Yu by representatives of tea farmers and tea factories, the exhibition of organic tea making technology in Christina, cultural performances, classical music performances, mountaineering and fitness activities, etc.

27. Jiaozhou Yangko Culture Festival

Time: May every year.

Venue: jiaozhou city, Qingdao.

Introduction: Jiaozhou Yangko Culture Festival originated from Jiaozhou Yangko in Xiaotun, Madian, Wang Nan, and has a history of more than 300 years. With the dance styles of "three bends, nine movements and eighteen states" and "lifting weights lightly and drifting far away", jiaozhou city successfully held the first Yangko Culture Festival in 2006, taking the opportunity of being selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Festival activities include yangko competitions, cultural evenings, mass yangko stilts and other team parades.

28. Yunshan Sakura Festival

Time: May to June every year.

Venue: Yunshan Town

Introduction: Yunshan Town enjoys the reputation of "the largest cherry town in Jiaodong". Yunshan cherry has the remarkable characteristics of big head, good fruit shape, bright color, delicious taste and high nutritional value, and has the reputation of "the first branch of spring fruit" Yunshan Town is even named as "the hometown of high-quality fruit and vegetable base in China". Pingdu Yunshan Cherry Blossom Festival is held once a year, sponsored by pingdu city Municipal People's Government and undertaken by Yunshan Town Government. Each Cherry Blossom Festival lasts more than 10 days. Through cultural settings and tourism singing, Jiaodong's characteristic tourism brand will be built. Festival activities include opening ceremony, art exhibition contest in folk square, big cherry harvest collection, golf invitational tournament, project promotion meeting, lectures on big cherry planting management, leisure tourism and so on.

29. Mountain Valley Cherry Hill Club

Time: May every year.

Venue: Shanseyu, Chengyang District

Introduction: Sponsored by Chengyang District People's Government and undertaken by xia zhuang Street, District Tourism Bureau and District Agriculture Bureau. The Cherry Mountain Festival in Shanseyu has gradually developed from simple pastoral picking to a comprehensive festival activity integrating leisure, culture, ecology and other elements. "Cherry Economy" has become one of the most famous brands in the eco-tourism industry in Chengyang District and even Qingdao. During the Expo, nearly 20 cherry-rich communities, such as xia zhuang and Xifu Town in the eastern mountainous area of Chengyang, were the main venues of the Expo. Festival activities include picking cherries, tasting authentic peasant banquets, mountaineering and fitness.

30. Beizhai Sakura Festival

Time: May to June every year.

Address: Beizhai Street, Laoshan District

Introduction: The Beizhai Cherry Blossom Festival is held in Beizhai Street, Laoshan District every year during the cherry blossom maturity (May to June). At that time, there will be a wonderful opening ceremony and performances with special customs. After enjoying the wonderful programs, visitors can pick and taste cherries, have a farmhouse banquet, experience the fun of agriculture and enjoy the fun of the countryside in cherry orchard.

3 1, Ocean Festival

Time: June-July every year.

Address: Zhongshan Park (main venue)

Introduction: Qingdao Ocean Festival started at 1999, and the theme of each festival is different. China Marine Science and Technology Expo and International Forum on Marine Science and Technology and Economic Development held during the festival have become the highest-level international conferences held in this city in recent years because of their high level of participants and high academic value of papers. There are a series of special activities such as "Happy China Tour-Charming Qingdao" concert, shipping activities, sea fishing competition, marine knowledge photo exhibition, romantic wedding at sea, "Love in the Sea" and so on.

32. Korean Food Festival

Time: June every year

Venue: Liuting Street, Chengyang District

Introduction: Chengyang District of Qingdao is a concentrated area of Korean-funded enterprises and Korean cuisine in Shandong Province. There are more than 200 Korean restaurants in the jurisdiction, which is one of the most concentrated areas of Korean restaurants in China. Walking into the block, there are rows of storefronts with Korean signboards, and each storefront is decorated with a strong Korean atmosphere. The decorations, tables, menus, drinks, waiters' clothes and background music here are all authentic Korean styles, just like in Korea. In recent years, Liuting Street has invested more than 6 million yuan to transform the 1 200-meter-long block to create a Korean-style street. At present, there are more than 50 Korean restaurants, bars, KTV and other shops in the block. During the food festival, the Korean block will become a new world, concentrating the unique Korean food culture. These restaurants will also bring raw spices such as kimchi, ginseng and hot sauce from Korea, and will cook nearly 30 authentic Korean dishes including cold food, hot food, desserts and snacks.

33. International Beer Festival

Time: Open on the second weekend of August every year, 16 days.

Address: Golden Beach, Huangdao District

Introduction: Qingdao International Beer Festival was held for the first time on June 23rd, 199 1. It has the local characteristics of Qingdao and is a well-known festival. During the conference, breweries and beer agents from Japan, the United States, Canada, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries and regions participated in exhibitions and exchanges, which made Qingdao, a beautiful and romantic "Oriental Switzerland", more attractive. The art festival consists of the opening ceremony, beer drinking, literary evening, art parade, cultural and sports entertainment, drinking contest, tourism and leisure, economic and trade exhibition and closing ceremony.

34. International Beach Culture Festival

Time: September every year

Venue: Qingdao First Beach

Introduction: Qingdao International Beach Culture Festival starts from 1992 and is held in the First Beach every September, sponsored by Qingdao Beach Culture Association. In 2002, the Qingdao Municipal People's Government allocated huge sums of money for the historic renovation of the No.1 bathing beach, and the brand-new Huiquan Bay made the Qingdao International Beach Culture Festival more brilliant. Qingdao International Beach Festival has formed a unique Qingdao beach culture. In the beautiful coastal city, beach culture has been deeply integrated into the cultural life of ordinary citizens and has become a beautiful landscape of the island city. The main activities of the festival include sand sculpture competition, beach wedding, beach volleyball and tug-of-war on the beach.

35. International Fashion Week

Time: September every year

Address: Qingdao International Convention and Exhibition Center

Introduction: Since 2006, Qingdao International Fashion Week has been renamed as "China (Qingdao) International Fashion Week". During the conference, there were fashion designers from more than ten countries and regions such as France, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Russia. International Fashion Week has become a window to show the characteristics of the times, attracting tourists from all over the world. Activities include press conference, brand exhibition, beauty and hairdressing contest, fashion design invitational contest, fashion week model contest, etc.

36. Dazeshan Grape Festival

Time: September every year

Venue: Dazeshan Town, pingdu city, Qingdao

Introduction: The Dazeshan Grape Festival was originally a traditional folk festival "God of Wealth Festival" (July 22nd of the lunar calendar) unique to Dazeshan District of pingdu city, and it is said that it originated in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. From 65438 to 0987, the Dazeshan town government combined with local conditions, which was more rich in modern civilization spirit and local characteristics, and contributed to the evolution of the "Grape Festival". 199 1 year, the municipal government decided to hold a festival in the whole city and renamed it "Pingdu Grape Festival". The opening ceremony is scheduled to be held on September 1 day of the Gregorian calendar every year. In recent years, in order to facilitate urban tourists to participate in the grand event, they generally choose to open on Saturday. Since 1995, in order to improve the visibility of Dazeshan grapes, three gold-lettered signboards, namely, "China Grape Town", "Important Stone Base in North China" and "Shandong Scenic Area", have been launched to domestic and foreign markets, attracting more people of insight to come to this city and Dazeshan Town for investment, sightseeing and economic and trade negotiations. The main venue of the festival was moved to Dazeshan Town and named "Dazeshan Grape Festival" for one month.

37. Jimo Heshan Persimmon Festival

Time: every year 10 month.

Venue: Heshan Scenic Area, Jimo

Introduction: Heshan is full of twists and turns, beautiful and colorful. In autumn, the forest here is dyed, and golden persimmons are everywhere. The beautiful scenery of beautiful persimmons is fascinating. It is called "Xinglin Fei Xia" and is one of the eight scenic spots in Heshan. Heshan persimmon orchard is the largest persimmon orchard in Jimo. Persimmon trees are planted in mountains and hills. The oldest persimmon tree has a history of hundreds of years. Persimmons are high in sugar, sweet and delicious, and are known as "the hometown of persimmons in Jiaodong". After the National Day every year, the golden persimmon classic