Shandong's Dongping Lake Cruise Launches, Opening Circular Lake Water Tourism Route

On September 27, the 2026 "Friendly Shandong · Canal No. 1" maiden-voyage event at the Dongping venue and the launch ceremony for the "Dongping Lake" vessel were held at the Dongping Lake tourism pier in Dongping County, Shandong. More than 200 people attended, including officials from the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Dongping County government and related departments, maiden-voyage experience officers and media. The event implements the Outline of the Plan for the Protection, Inheritance and Utilization of Grand Canal Culture and the "Lufeng Canal" cultural tourism corridor task, marking the official start of Dongping Lake's circular water tourism route. The "Dong…