The 2020 Fashion Qingdao Series Award Ceremony was held on Dec 28 in Qingdao, Shandong province to encourage and reward efforts to build the coastal city into an international fashion destination.

A total of 165 projects received the awards, including 20 commercial blocks, 20 popular scenic spots, 20 gourmet shops, 10 coffee shops, 10 pubs, 10 galleries, 10 themed museums, 10 bookstores and 10 exhibitions, conventions and celebrations.

In recent years, Qingdao has been ramping up efforts to turn itself into a fashion metropolis like New York, Milan, London, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai.

To achieve this goal, the city has launched a slew of measures and policies to boost the new industrial models of culture, tourism, sports, conventions and exhibitions and attract more young people to live and start businesses in the city.

The 2020 Fashion Qingdao Series Award Ceremony is held in Qingdao, Shandong province on Dec 28. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Three cultural and creative industrial parks are awarded as strategic platforms for the construction of fashion metropolis. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Poetry recitation is performed at the award ceremony. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A local artist performs at the award ceremony. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]