Qingdao, Shandong province, is the next port of call for the Clipper 2015-2016 Round the World Yacht Race, when it drops anchor in the coastal city from March 10 to 20.

It is the sixth time Qingdao has held the event. Twelve teams will sail from Da Nang, Vietnam, and arrive at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center & International Marina around March 10.

The teams kicked off their 40,000 nautical mile (74,080 kilometers) race from London on Aug 30, 2015. The tour consists of eight stages and 14 races, and will finish up back in the UK capital on July 30.

Seventeen crews selected from all over China will represent Qingdao in this year’s event.

As China's sailing city, Qingdao has been holding rounds of the Clipper Round the World Race, ISAF Sailing World Cup and Extreme Sailing series, in recent years, providing a boost to Qingdao’s yacht manufacturing and tourism industries.

Various other activities such as football matches between Clipper crews and Qingdao football teams will be held from March 10 to 20.