Zibo, a sleepy industrial city of 4.7 million in eastern China, is not typically known as a tourist hot spot. But when Zibo native Mr Zhang travelled home for his wedding last month, he was stunned by ...
BEIJING – Zibo, in eastern Shandong province, looks just like any other industrial town in China, home to petrochemicals, textiles and porcelain factories. Its biggest claim to fame is a visit by then ...
Zibo, an industrial city in east China, has become a top hotspot for domestic holidaymakers. Zibo's popularity exploded after videos of its affordable local barbecue went viral on social media. In ...
When China was in the midst of a pandemic-induced economic slump in 2020, then Premier Li Keqiang touted the idea of creating jobs by encouraging street vendors to set up shop across the country. That ...
Zibo in Shandong province has become the latest mainland Chinese city to put a cap on hotel room rates ahead of the upcoming May Day holiday, also known as “golden week”. Local authorities in the ...
My hometown Zibo, a once glorious and later faded industrial city in East China's Shandong Province, went viral online in late March. But it was not until I went back home and saw visitors flock to ...
A technician inspects equipment at an intelligent robot manufacturer in Zibo in July. [WANG JING/CHINA DAILY] "Zibo's barbecue, from its peak popularity midyear to a decline months later and a recent ...
For restaurant owners in the newly crowned barbecue capital of China, business was thriving as usual on Friday, the midpoint of the three-day Dragon Boat festival. The music was loud, every restaurant ...
This photo taken on April 11, 2023 shows the unique local barbecue, which wraps grilled meat in crispy pancake with shallots, in Zibo, east China's Shandong Province. Photo:Xinhua People queue up in ...