QINGDAO -- Curious tourists are uncovering the secrets of beer brewing in a beer-themed museum in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. The city is home to the Tsingtao Brewery, the base of a time-honored beer brand in China.

Built by Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd, the Tsingtao Beer Museum is located right at the site of the old factory that produced Tsingtao beer, offering visitors an honest-to-goodness taste of the city's beer culture.

As an industrial tourism destination in Qingdao, Qingdao Textile Valley epitomizes the century-long development history of the city's textile industry. Renovated from the former site of the Fifth State Cotton Mill, it carries forward the cultural heritage and sentiments of Qingdao's century-old textile legacy.

A new travel trend of visiting factories, breweries, energy and space launch facilities is gaining popularity in China, drawing crowds of passionate tourists admiring the evolution of China's manufacturing sector.