Stories from Jinan · China

Shandong Holdings, a company in the delivery industry, is reportedly considering implementing an "honorary surcharge" for its corporate clients.

Zhang Yinsong has dedicated over 60 years to studying and researching Shandong folk dances, creating numerous works that reflect local characteristics and the spirit of the times.

Bitter herbs can expel parasites from the body, while sour herbs can calm them.

Researchers are guiding farmers in scientific planting and ecological pest control to enhance peanut yields.

A young artist from Shandong, identified as Zhong Tingting, has gained social media traction for her thread gilding creations on beverage bottles. Her work, titled 'Era Dragon,' has amassed nearly 20 million views and 14 million followers on Douyin.

China has completed a million-ton green steel production line.

A new domestically developed aerospace transport aircraft, the HH-200, has been designed with a unique configuration differing from conventional large transport planes. The segment then asks what one wants to do for the Earth and questions if a blue, environmentally friendly world is only blue. The latter part of the transcript discusses heavy rainfall expected in Guizhou, Hunan, and Hubei, with the rain moving eastwards. Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang will experience moderate to heavy rain, with some areas facing downpours accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, or hail. By the 8th, the rain will concentrate in Guangdong and Fujian, marking the end of this rainfall event.

Digital, informational, and intelligent methods are being used to convert stone-inscribed texts into digital archives, transforming them into data assets. The texts, inscribed on stone, remain clear despite millennia of existence.

Zhongye Nanfang developed a smart blast furnace big data platform to make iron casting intelligent and visible, moving beyond experience-based operations. This development is part of broader efforts to boost economic growth and enhance competitiveness.

A post-90s girl from Shandong, Zong Tingting, has revived the over 1400-year-old intangible cultural heritage of embroidery by creating coiled dragon designs on medicine boxes.