A special exhibition to promote Qingdao as a center for creativity kicked off at the Qingdao Art Museum on Nov 18.

The five-day exhibition features watercolor paintings by 80 prominent artists from domestic cities, as well as those from the UK, the US, Russia, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia and India.

Artists create a piece of watercolor art at the opening ceremony of the exhibition. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The watercolor exhibition has attracted many visitors at the Qingdao Art Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The exhibition will last for five days in Qingdao. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors admire watercolor paintings created by domestic and foreign artists at the Qingdao Art Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]