QINGDAO, Shandong - China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, anchored for the first time in a military port in Qingdao, eastern Shandong province on Wednesday morning.

The anchoring marks that the aircraft carrier bay has already had logistic capacities.

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, departs from Dalian port in Liaoning province and heads for Qingdao port in Shandong province on Feb 26. [Photo/CFP]