Qingdao Beer Festival was founded in 1991. It was initially sponsored by Qingdao Brewery and later organized by the Qingdao Municipal People's Government. The event is a large-scale festival with beer as the medium, integrating tourism, leisure, cultural entertainment, economic and trade exhibitions.
It opens in Qingdao every year on the second weekend of August for 15 days. Tian, the largest wine Carnival in China, has a wide range of visibility and influence at home and abroad, and is known as the largest beer festival in Asia.
中文翻译:
青岛啤酒节始创于1991年,最初是由青岛啤酒厂主办,后由青岛市人民政府组建专门的机构主办,该活动是以啤酒为媒介,集融旅游休闲、文化娱乐、经贸展示于一体的大型节庆活动,每年八月的第二个周末在青岛开幕,为期15天,是国内规模最大的酒类狂欢活动,在国内外具有较广泛的知名度和影响力,被誉为亚洲最大的啤酒盛会。
Qingdao's clean beaches, European architecture and greatbeer inspired by Lao Shan's crisp spring water make thiscity in southern Shandong an idyllic getaway to spend a few relaxing days strolling along the boardwalk while watching the sun rise over the ocean.
Qingdao is deceptively named "Green Island" in Chinese, despite it having no island, and locals refer to this laidback town as the "island city." It was only a small scenic fishing village until the might of international politics thrust it upon the world stage. In 1897 two German missionaries in Shandong province were murdered. Using this as a pretext, in 1898 Kaiser Wilhelm II forced the Qing government to lease Qingdao to Germany for 99 years.
The Kaiser intended to keep Qingdao for those 99 years and so built a typically German-styled city. The Germans expanded Qingdao's infrastructure, enlarged its harbor, built a rail connection to the provincial capital and piped in spring water from Lao Shan. Taking advantage of Lao Shan's spring water, a beer brewery was built in 1903, and today Qingdao is a center for Chinese beer production.
The city remained in German possession until World War I, when the Japanese, with British aid, took the city. As a member of the Allied Powers, the Chinese government demanded the return of Qingdao, but under the Treaty of Versailles, Qingdao and all German possessions in Asia were given to Japan. Bowing to widespread protests, the Chinese delegation refused to sign the treaty and in 1919, pent-up resentment and anger unleashed itself as the May Fourth Movement. The movement was a decisive point in the creation of a national Chinese consciousness. In 1922, control of Qingdao was finally transferred back to the Chinese.
The skilled German engineers made Qingdao into a small Bavarian-like town. Fresh air and crowd-free streets help complete the transformation. The area around Bada Guan (八大关), close to the No. 2 Bathing Beach (第二海水浴场), is the former German residential area; its name means "eight passes." Bada Guan now sports 10 streets with 100 Western-style villas. Spacious and blessed with greenery, each street is lined with a single type of tree; locals can tell what street they're on just by looking at the foliage. Close to the ocean and bathed in a year-long sea breeze, it's easy to understand why many chose this area for their homes. Summers here are breathtaking and some of the historic villas are available for rent.
Zhongshan Lu is Qingdao's major shopping thoroughfare. With a wealth of stores and restaurants, a leisurely stroll will likely result lots of shopping, eating or both.
A 20-minute drive east on Zhongshan Lu brings you to a commanding Catholic church (天主教堂) on top of a hill. The majesty of the church is easily conveyed by two 20-meter-tall bell towers, housing four bells each and topped with crosses 4.5 meters wide. It remains an active place of worship and holds regular mass. Entry is free during mass; otherwise, there's a five-yuan entry ticket from 8:30am to 4pm.
Qingdao International Beer Festival(青岛国际啤酒节)
The annual Qingdao International Beer Festival is held every August, integrating economic trade,tourism,science,technology,culture and sports.It promotes economic and culture exchanges between Qingdao and various countries .Tourists may taste several dozen kinds of beer made in China.The Qingdao Sunmer Art Festival ,On-Water Sports Competition, professional lectures,a sand sculpture contest and an exhibition of calligraphy and paintings are held at the same time.
This year the 14th Qingdao International Beer Festival,happening from August 14 to29.Will feature a carnival(Starting August 14 )near Qingdao Beer City .It will be set up at the Culture Square to the east of Qingdao Beer City,covering 40,000 square meters,and includes 120 games, stage performance and varied delicacies ,HongKongan and Taiwanese entertainers will be performing throughout the carnial but names were not confimed at press time .More than 20 brands of beer will be offered.
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