Qingdao News Network, August 18 (Reporter Chen Zhiwei Correspondent Lan Meina) Tonight, the 29th Qingdao International Beer Festival was successfully concluded in Qingdao's West Coast New Area. At the same time, Golden Beach Beer City opened the "normal operation" mode and opened the "beer festival that never ends".
It is reported that this beer festival has gone through 24 days and nights, setting a new record for six historical highs, such as the strength of benefiting the people, the degree of internationalization, the number of participants in the festival, the type of beer, the breadth of publicity, and the pulling benefits. As of 20:00 on the evening of the 18th, Golden Beach Beer City has received more than 7.2 million tourists from home and abroad, up to nearly 500,000 people a day, setting a record for the previous Qingdao International Beer Festival.
"Run a meeting well, invigorate a city." With the theme of "Vitality Beer Festival", this year's Beer Festival canceled the admission ticket for the first time in history, took a series of measures to benefit the people, gathered more than 1,400 beers from all over the world, held more than 600 activities in 12 categories such as cultural performances, e-sports, sports competitions, wine king competitions, art parades, music performances, etc., gathered artist groups from more than 20 countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Russia, etc., so that the general public and tourists can fully experience an "international, popular and intelligent" beer festival. During the 24-day beer carnival season, the catering places in the West Coast New Area are extremely hot, hotels and guesthouses are difficult to find, and the tourism industry is in a blowout situation. Initiated by representatives of Qingdao International Beer Festival, representatives of Munich Indie Festival in Germany, Denver Beer Festival in the United States, and Toronto Beer Festival in Canada joined the international beer alliance cooperation mechanism established, creating an international platform for beer festivals and cultural exchanges, multi-party interaction and mutual benefit and win-win results, and opening a new era of development of Qingdao International Beer Festival.
That night, the Golden Beach Beer City, which was empty in haoyue, was still full of beer. In the short film "Wonderful Review of the 29th Qingdao International Beer Festival", the closing ceremony kicked off, and the audience once again relived the passion and carnival, romance and fashion of this beer festival.
Large floats full of glitter, carrying performing artists dressed in costume, once again brought an excellent visual feast to the audience; children's choruses used the sound of nature to evoke people's love for the sea and hometown; the pop-up performance "My Motherland and Me" paid tribute to the motherland and added color to the dream of the new district; artistic performances that integrated the cultural characteristics of various countries brought the audience into the global cultural "Grand View Garden"; brilliant fireworks displays pushed the closing ceremony to a climax again and again.
The 29th Qingdao International Beer Festival innovatively planned the first large-scale float parade in the history of the West Coast, adding a flowing and beautiful landscape to the beer festival. At the closing ceremony, 19 themed floats were held at the award ceremony, the Film and Television City won the first prize, the Qingdao, West Coast and Zhonghua won the second prize, the Open, Yellow River, Beer City, Music Island and Denver won the third prize, and 10 floats such as the Exhibition Coast won the "Best Production", "Best Color" and "Best Lighting Effect" and other individual awards. The winner and runner-up of the "National Wine King Competition", which has attracted the most attention from the public, once again appeared in the 29th Qingdao International Beer Festival, and brought a wonderful competition PK to the audience.
Accompanied by the large-scale song and dance "Embrace of Mountains and Seas", the 300 drone formations that had made a stunning appearance at the opening ceremony flew in the air again, constantly changing patterns such as "Beer Festival that never ends" and "Cheers to Qingdao and the World", showing the charm of science and technology. Dazzling fireworks rise into the air again, instantly lighting up the starry sky and sprinkling them into the golden sands. In the song "Raise a Glass, Friend", Golden Beach Beer City issued a sincere invitation to the world to meet again next year.
At the request of the general public and business owners, Golden Beach Beer City will continue to welcome guests from all over the world with open arms and open the "Beer Festival that never ends". There are 32 brand merchants in Fire Phoenix Bar Street, 2 beer tents of Qingxi Golden Beer Craft Brewing and Green Beer August, Zhiwei Beer City, Beer Culture Expo Area is not a bookstore, Yashi Aesthetic Life Hall and other 5 venues, outdoor play area and Nine Days Space Exploration Hall, Qingdao Robot City Park, and Exploration Pet Kingdom operate all year round. Major events such as fashion cultural tourism and sports events will continue to ignite the enthusiasm of Golden Beach Beer City.