The start of the (two) weekend of every August marks the beginning of Asia's largest beer festival -- the Qingdao International Beer Festival. If you're in the area just before the month draws to a close on August 28th, make sure to go there with a few friends and (have) some fun.
It is a better way (cool) off the summer heat to drink a glass of cool beer with friends. It also makes people (free) from the workday stress. If you are in Qingdao from now until August 28th, put on your party hat and go to the festival.
Wang Yong, a festival-goer(常客) said, " a wonderful festival it is! The whole atmosphere (气氛) at the Qingdao Beer Festival is really good and I like that best. It makes me feel very happy to drink with friends here. And I'm feeling that I can drink much more than usual. "
that past Saturday, within one hour after the festival (open) its door, about 3, 000, 000 tourists flocked(蜂拥)into Beer City. They drank 77 tons of beer. It was a new record in the (festival) 20-year history.
Sarah Buchwieser, a German tourist, said, "I think it's very different that they ‘gan-bei' here. We don't do that in Germany because we(get) such big glasses that we can't ‘gan-bei' with them. I really like the Chinese beer tradition. It's so special. "