Tai'an, Shandong province hosted a classic car culture festival on July 15-16, exhibiting cars through the ages and hosting forums on car culture.

One highlight of the China Taishan Car Culture Festival was the Tai'an Classic Car Museum, where exhibited more than 300 old limousines of Chinese and foreign brands including Hongqi (Red Flag), Ford, Dodge, Desoto, Mercedes-Benz and Volga.

Another was an auto culture-focused forum, attended by a large number of officials, experts, and industry leaders such as Li Chunwei, deputy secretary general of Federation of Automobile Sports, and Jia Yanliang, designer of the first-generation Red Flag.

At the forum, attendees discussed the future development of the classic car industry, strengthened cooperation between various classic car associations, and the integration of culture, tourism, research and competition to boost the industry.

Additionally, racing teams from the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally, which consisted of more than 40 classic cars, stayed in Tai'an for two days and attended the festival.

The racing teams set off from Hong Kong on July 10 for a 3,400 kilometer journey passing through seven provinces and cities such as Shenzhen, Shandong and Tianjin, ending at Qinhuangdao, Hebei province on July 21.

The Hong Kong-Beijing Rally, which started in 1985 and has a history of 33 years, is one of the most famous motorsport races in China.

The China Taishan Classic Car Culture Festival takes place in Tai'an, Shandong province on July 15-16. [Photo/WeChat account: qysdfy]