Crew members of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race spent their Lantern Festival with volunteer families in Qingdao, a coastal city in eastern China.
On behalf of their countries, skippers of nine fleets donated national flags of their countries and photos of their boats to the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Museum on Wednesday.
From January 3--January 20
Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city. Taking shape at the end of the 19th Century, the city was into the seaside upland with a dexterous design.