In early autumn, fishermen are bustling around the Hongdao fishing port in Chengyang district, Qingdao. They go to sea at midnight to harvest clams and return to the port at sunrise to sell them to vendors.

A truck filled with clams is seen at the Hongdao fishing port in Chengyang district, Qingdao on Aug 10. Clams will be transported to markets in surrounding areas. [Photo/IC]

Fishermen return to the Hongdao fishing port at sunrise in vessels filled with clams. [Photo/IC]

Fishermen unload clams at the Hongdao fishing port at sunrise. [Photo/IC]

A fisherman sorts clams at the Hongdao fishing port in Chengyang district, Qingdao on Aug 10. [Photo/IC]

Clams are loaded onto trucks at the Hongdao fishing port in Chengyang district, Qingdao on Aug 10. [Photo/IC]