Date

"Confucius' Hometown, China's Shandong" Online Photography Contest will last one year from January 1 to December 31, 2019.

Formats

Monthly Contest

The top 10 works each month as voted by the netizens will be awarded the monthly netizen choice award stamped with the official seal of China Shandong Website.

Quarterly Contest

The entries will be selected by the expert judging panel in each quarter, and the result of the quarterly selection is not connected with the number of netizens' vote in the monthly contest. The honor certificate ofquarterly contest is stamped with the official seals of the Information Office of Shandong Provincial People's Government, Office of Shandong Provincial Cyberspace Affairs Commission, Shandong Photographers Association and China Shandong Website.

Annual Contest

The annual awards will be selected by expert judging panel from the winning entries of quarterly contests.The honor certificate of annual contest is stamped with the official seals of the Information Office of Shandong Provincial People's Government, Office of Shandong Provincial Cyberspace Affairs Commission, Shandong Photographers Association and China Shandong Website.