Behind me stands a building shaped like a "giant whale breaking out of the ocean." Its predecessor was the old Weihai Port Pier, first built in 1918. A hundred years ago, this place was crowded with masts and sails, witnessing the city’s journey to the world. After a century of transformation, it has now been reborn as a 120,000-square-meter urban cultural, sports, commercial and tourism center, and has become the most vivid and powerful illustration of Weihai's principle: "returning the sea to the people."

　　What does "returning the sea to the people" mean? The numbers speak for themselves — over 40% of the space here has been given back to the public. A 23,000-square-meter free sports zone, coastal walkways, and a seaside sports plaza are all open to citizens. Standing in the 270-degree panoramic sea-view city book bar, holding a book and facing the ocean — that is the everyday romance of Weihai’s residents. And what netizens have called "the most beautiful seaside soccer field in China" stands right by the coast — young people running on the green pitch, looking up to the vast blue water of Weihai Bay, playing soccer with nothing but blue in their eyes. Even Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning praised and promoted this place on overseas social media, presenting it to the world as a Chinese model of urban renewal where "the people always occupy the most important place in every public space."

　　This confidence also comes from Weihai’s solid ecological foundation. The proportion of nearshore waters with good water quality has remained 100% for seven consecutive years, and provincial-level or higher "Beautiful Bays" have achieved full coverage — with blue skies, clear water, green shores, and clean beaches, Weihai has earned the calm confidence to "return the sea to the people."