Happy Mood under the April Sky 

With thousands of green willow trees around, the theme park in Hedong District of Linyi City is a charming spring attraction. Locals bring their families there for a walk, enjoying the leisure atmosphere and the recreational events in the park. Some people simply set up a tent for their own activities. Adults chat and bath in the warm spring sunlight, while children play joyfully around. “Spring flowers are blooming beautifully. When the whole family came here to camp and enjoy the holiday time by the Yihe River, I felt immediately that my mood was getting better,” Xu Yao, a local…

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An Auspicious Glimpse into Shandong Junan’s “Dragon Rhyme” 

Entering the Year of the Dragon, the inheritors of the local intangible cultural heritage from Junan County in Shandong Province begin to display their skills and talents, creating festive and popular products with dragon as the main element. Starting this January, Mr. Ding Dawei, the inheritor of Gaoyu wood comb in Junan County, began to receive customized patterns for making the samples. From receiving orders to the completion of the produces, he worked for more than half a month in order to complete a thousand customized combs for a Xiamen customer.  Right after the combs were packaged and shipped out, he…