Chengyang district in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province recently launched a rural culture and tourism festival giving residents the chance to try out folk handicrafts such as steaming decorative flower bread, paper-cutting, making flower lanterns, and crafting dough figurines.

Chengyang district in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province launches a rural culture and tourism festival. [Photo/VCG]

A local resident in Chengyang district of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province tries his hand at making flower lanterns. [Photo/VCG]

During the Spring Festival, it is tradition for people in Qingdao to make huabobo, a type of steamed bun, symbolizing people's hope for prosperity in the coming year. [Photo/VCG]

The rural culture and tourism festival offers local residents a chance to experience the art of paper-cutting and the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture. [Photo/VCG]