To facilitate its residents, the province has scheduled performances across several major festivals including New Year's Day, the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Tickets prices for most events are cheap, 30 yuan at the lowest, as to ensure everyone can afford to join the cultural bonanza.

"Since June 2016, the culture department of Shandong province has held 318 performances receiving satisfying feedbacks from the public," said Zhang Guilin, head of the organization. The official hopes the new selections during the cultural season can further enrich the lives of citizens as well as raise the prestige of Shandong province.

A joker performance during the 2016 cultural festival in Shandong province. [Photo/sdswhtwx]