Rural areas and towns in East China's Shandong province have recently begun resuming operations after the Spring Festival holiday, marking a vibrant start to the Year of the Snake.

Fishermen are busy unloading, sorting, and packing freshly harvested oysters at a port in Rizhao, Shandong province on Feb 9. [Photo/IC]

A worker assembles farming equipment at an agricultural machinery company in Qingzhou, Weifang, Shandong province on Feb 9. [Photo/IC]

A farmer plants potatoes in Zaozhuang, Shandong province on Feb 9. [Photo/IC]

Workers fulfill orders at a textile factory in Jimo district, Qingdao, Shandong province on Feb 7. [Photo/IC]