A bird's-eye view of the Zhangqiu Mingshui Ancient City, in Zhangqiu district of Jinan in Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

With a focus on freshness, experimentation, and futurism, the festival's organizing committee has designed a series of programs for young people. For example, artist-in-residence opportunities will be provided for young artists, poetry workshops will be held for youngsters to pique their interest in poetry writing and appreciation, and two poetry awards for young poets and university students will be presented after meticulous selection.