July 16th ~ 30th Harbin Beer Festival, the hometown of Chinese beer
Harbin is the production of China's first barrel of beer, with China's deepest beer culture; Harbin has been known as the "Moscow of the Orient", "China's music city "reputation; Harbin people indulge in drinking style so that the Bavarians at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany eclipsed; style of Ice City beauty and Natasha from Russia has become a dazzling scenery on the Oktoberfest, the beautiful Songhua River, the romantic Sun Island so that Harbin has become China's famous summer vacation resort. Harbin International Beer Festival is precisely with this classical and modern, passion and romance and the world attention. The theme of this year's "meet a hundred years of beer culture, inheritance of romantic beer culture and tradition"; slogan is "joyful irrigation intoxicated Bingcheng welcome you to the hometown of Chinese beer".
The activities of the festival mainly include: the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, Harbin Beer Culture Forum, large-scale cultural activities, beer enterprises special exhibition and marketing activities, wine culture exhibition, Harbin real estate project exhibition, a hundred years of goodwill Huaxia Wedding Ceremony, car show, Huaxia Food Festival, tourism products trade fairs, the Great Northern Wilderness green products exhibition and sales, boutique clothing products exhibition and sales, and other Mass cultural and entertainment activities and so on. In addition to the opening ceremony (including horse-drawn carriages and float parade), cultural performances, fireworks and other activities, will continue to Harbin Beer Pure Life beauty selection activities. In addition, in order to improve the specifications of the beer festival, to create a new iconic landscape of Harbin, the beer festival will also set up a "hometown of Chinese beer" iconic landscape sculpture, in order to increase its unique characteristics. During the event, will be held Harbin Beer Pure Life beauty selection activities, through the citywide amateur talent competition, for the beer festival to add a beautiful scenery.
Tips:
Air:
Harbin Yanjiagang Airport is the most important international airport in Northeast China. There are domestic flights to all major cities in China, as well as international flights to Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Russia.
Railway:
Harbin is one of the most developed railroads in mainland China, Harbin Railway Station is one of the largest collection of railroads in China, Binzhou (Harbin to Manzhouli), Binbei (Harbin to Beijing), Labin (Hailar to Harbin), Hada (Harbin to Daqing), Binsui (Harbin to Suifa) railroads converge here, the annual passenger and freight traffic are among the highest in the country. Passenger and freight traffic are ranked first in the country. In terms of external transportation, Harbin is located at the starting point of the Middle East Railway, which can be connected to Moscow, Russia, and accordingly to other countries in Europe.
July 27 to August 7 Dalian International Beer Festival Passion without borders
Dalian is a famous seaside tourist city and summer resort, health care, vacation resort in China. She is facing the vast Pacific Ocean, more bays at the sea, reefs, peculiar geomorphology, constituting a blue sky, blue sea, white sand, black reefs as the characteristics of the elegant and beautiful seaside scenery. Dalian from the sea, the scenery is even more exquisite and charming, more than 1,000 kilometers of coastline scattered with an emerald-shaped islands, there are world-famous Snake Island and Bird Island and so on. Dalian is also home to delicious seafood, clean water and sandy baths, and fast-moving yachts, all of which are fascinating.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the people of Dalian are getting "hotter and hotter" for the Oktoberfest. 2006 China International Beer Festival, will be held from July 27 to August 7 in Dalian Xinghai Square. The contractor optimistically estimated that the number of participating vendors, the number of brands and activities organized by the number of beer festival will reach a historical scale. Oktoberfest *** divided into eight functional areas, such as brewers carnival area, Munich tent area, Huabiao center area. Participating brewers have a stronger lineup than in previous years. Up to now, more than 100 famous brands at home and abroad, including Asahi, Madame Ho, Budweiser, InBev, Yanjing, Yantai, Tsingtao, China Resources, and Pearl River, have signed up to participate in the festival.
The theme of this year's Oktoberfest is "Colorful Oktoberfest, Passion without Borders", and there are more than 10 thematic activities such as receptions and opening ceremonies, beer forums, beer culture exhibitions, photography contests, public drinking contests, public DV contests, and tickets to the big prize?D? D direct to Munich. At present, the preparations are in full swing. During the festival, there will also be two power parachute flight shows over the square every day, a power parachute fireworks show in the evening, and more than 10 stunts such as power parachute laser show. Outside the square there are floats parade, club echoing activities, the sea has the international luxury cruise ship "Star" enthusiastic participation, can be described as land, sea and air all-round fire enthusiasm.
Tips:
Air:
Zhoushuizi International Airport in the northwest suburb of Dalian is more than 10 kilometers away from the center of Dalian, with 495 flights per week to major cities across the country, as well as to Japan, South Korea, and Sendai in Southeast Asia. In addition to taxis, buses 532, 516, 701 and 710 run between the airport and downtown.
Railway:
More than 50 trains depart from Dalian to Beijing, Shenyang and Harbin every day, and there are also special tourist trains from Dalian to Shenyang, such as the Liaodong Peninsula and Jinshitan, as well as air-conditioned high-speed tourist railroads to Beijing, Changchun and Harbin.
Waterways:
The Port of Dalian is one of the major ports in mainland China, ranking third in cargo throughput, with regular and high-speed passenger ships traveling to and from Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Yantai, Qinhuangdao, and Incheon, South Korea, among other coastal cities. The seaport is located on the east side of Dalian, close to the city center, and is easily accessible by buses such as No. 801 and No. 13, which run to and from the city.
August 1-5 Great Britain Beer Festival Read the history of the wonderful
The 30th Great Britain Beer Festival will be held from August 1 to 5 at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London's West End, and when it comes to the Great Britain Beer Festival, it's important to mention an organization called DCAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), which originated from the British Beer Enthusiasts. D?DCAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), a campaign for the preservation of traditional beer brewing in the United Kingdom. And this is the greatest gift that the Great Britain Beer Festival presents to the world?D?D craft beer. The Great Britain Beer Festival is the largest craft beer gathering in the world. At this festival, you'll enjoy the real ales, pear wines, and ciders that have haunted you, and of course, a glass or two of lager! With live music, pub quizzes, games, food and shopping, it's a lively atmosphere.
Early in the morning on August 1, the Olympia Exhibition Center will be packed, surrounded by more than 200 breweries and more than 450 types of their craft beers on display, and during each Oktoberfest beer makers take care to set up their booths in a very sophisticated and elegant manner, with their own emblems prominently displayed, and looking around like an exposition of the world's nations. The festival also has pear wine and cider from abroad, especially a kind of beer called golden ale, which is a very popular kind of beer nowadays.
As the Great Britain Beer Festival is an important program is to visit the traditional craft brewery, to understand the British pub culture. It turns out that the establishment of CAMRA in the 1970s pushed for the reform of various laws on alcohol in the United Kingdom, which, in turn, activated hundreds of traditional craft brewery factories in the United Kingdom, and even more so, gave rise to the development of the elements that now permeate the lives of the British ?D?D pubs.
In the open space in the center of the exhibition center, the organizing committee will set up a lot of round tables, although we all come from all over the world, do not know each other, however, no matter, raise your glass to drink a cup, and become friends! Many of the people who come here are CAMRA members who use their passion to pass on traditional brewing techniques, and if you have the chance, you can talk to them about the old European brewing process. At the venue, we also saw two gray-haired veterans in red military uniforms with medals on their chests, and seeing their bright smiles, we couldn't help but feel that the charm of Oktoberfest is really everywhere.
Tips:
Telephone:
Public telephones are very common in London, divided into coin-operated and card-operated telephones, and phone cards can be bought at grocery stores, post offices, newsstands, bookstores, and other places. Generally the phone card can be dialed as long as it is inserted directly into the public **** phone and the balance is shown on it; there is another kind of prepaid card with a code, which is the most cost-effective way to make international calls.
●999 First Aid, Fire, Ambulance, Police (free)
●192 UK phone number lookup (charges apply)
●153 International phone number lookup (free from public **** phone booths, otherwise charges apply)
●China dialing London: 0044-area code (omit the 0) - phone number
● London to China: 0086 - area code (omit 0) - phone number
Customs:
When going through Customs, overseas travelers with items that need to be declared go through the red channel. The limit for alcohol is 2 liters of wine, plus 1 liter of spirits with an alcohol content of 22% or more, or 2 liters of anything below that.
August 12-27 Qingdao Beer Festival, Asia's largest beer event
Sitting in front of a cool and elegant environment with sizzling barbecue meat and a cold and refreshing beer in your hand on a hot summer day is a great way to enjoy the food and drinks of the city. The 16th Qingdao International Beer Festival will be held from August 12 to 27, 2006, the largest beer event in Asia. China's most prestigious beer city, the host city of the sailing program of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, will once again be plunged into a whirlpool of joy.
Qingdao International Beer City is Asia's largest international beer metropolis, where the annual Qingdao International Beer Festival is held. Situated in the prime location of Shilantao National Tourist Resort, it is a high-grade amusement park with the theme of large-scale amusement and beer culture. Every year during the Beer Festival, it becomes the center of attention.
On entering the gate, a tall iconic sculpture?D?D overflowing the world, sculpture by a large goblet standing in the center of the circular pool, goblet was made into a world map pattern, beer froth from the cup constantly overflowing, on the Tsingtao Beer trademark, the symbolism is very profound. Behind the pool, there is a half-moon shaped stone wall, on which there are five big words "International Beer City". After nightfall, colorful lights, fountains, water columns are reflected in an incomparable splendor.
Turning through the sculpture of the city, there is the beautiful fan-shaped square of 10,000 people, where the opening ceremony of the International Beer Festival has been held, which has now become a permanent venue for the festival. The square's wide lawn features an open-air stage and thousands of seats, and during the festival, food and entertainment, drinking contests, fashion shows and other events dazzle visitors. Here you can enjoy famous beers from all over the world. The beer brands initially confirmed to participate in this year's beer festival are Tsingtao Pure Life, San Miguel from the Philippines, Bavaria and IBAU from Germany, Asahi from Japan, Homebrew from Australia, and Corona from Mexico. All participating manufacturers will produce special brews for this year's Oktoberfest. In addition, the organizing committee is proposing to set up 12 tasting huts in the beer city, each of which is about 1,000 square meters in size.
In addition to drinking beer in Beer City, large-scale amusement activities can also be carried out in the northern comprehensive area has been built large-scale amusement sing?D?D Ring World. The world is designed by the internationally renowned Canadian company FULLES and constructed by the Japanese company JI. These two major companies, which were responsible for the design and construction of Disneyland, have brought the joy of a world-class amusement park to World Wide World. Ringworld is divided into Main Street USA, Vienna, Buckingham Castle, Coliseum of the Americas, Victorian Eatery, Ringworld of Babes, Broadway Theatre, American-style towns and cities, European-style castles, large outdoor amphitheaters, fantastic water-screen laser movies, medieval gladiatorial combat and stunts, big, friendly cartoons, lovable clowns, and the hilarious Monte Carlo Holiday Parade Celebration.
This year's Oktoberfest is going to draw competitive and suspenseful elements from the World Cup, which was an exceptionally hot event a few days ago, and tie beer and sports together. Competitive events such as long-distance running, walking and soccer are also planned between the festival's east and west venues. This year's Oktoberfest will once again join forces with the Carnival to ****together create a carnival extravaganza. All the rides of this beer carnival are from Dubai's Flagship International Entertainment Co., Ltd. and the mechanics who operate the rides are all expatriates. The number of rides is not only double that of last year, but also there are as many as 15 large rides: "Ejector Chairs" that can catapult a person up to 60 meters, "Kart Rides" that can drive a go-kart on a wild ride, "Ejector Chairs" that can catapult a person up to 60 meters, and "Kart Rides" that can drive a go-kart on a wild ride. There are 15 large-scale rides alone: the "Ejector Chair" that can catapult people up to 60 meters in the air, the "F1 Circuit" that allows you to drive a go-kart on a wild ride, the "Kangaroo", a bouncing imitation machine that is the most popular among European tourists, and the "Ferris Wheel", which is 30 meters in diameter and equipped with air-conditioning in every cabin. At the same time, this year's rides are more humanized, such as the "Island Boat", "bumper cars" and other traditional items have two versions, when the venue into the adults and children can enjoy the carnival. This year's beer carnival is still located in the western part of the beer city, covering an area of 50,000 square meters, up from 30,000 square meters last year.
In addition to retaining the "usual" drinking contests, this year's event will include more group and fancy drinking contests, and will keep the drinking contest title on the line until the end.
Tips:
Air:
Qingdao's Liuting Airport has 38 domestic routes, with daily flights to and from all parts of the country; there are 7 international routes to Osaka, Fukuoka, Shimonoseki, Tokyo, Seoul, Incheon, South Korea, and Singapore, as well as 2 routes to and from Hong Kong and Macau. The transportation is very convenient.
Railway:
Qingdao is located on the Jiaoji Railway, which has more than 20 inbound and outbound trains per day, and after connecting with the national railroad network, it is accessible to major cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Xi'an.
Waterways:
One of the five major foreign trade ports, it currently has trade and economic relations with more than 1,000 ports in more than 120 countries and regions in the world, and has regular passenger ships to and from coastal cities such as Dalian, Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Yantai and Qinhuangdao, which makes transportation very convenient.
September 16 to October 1 Munich Oktoberfest Passionate Date
Autumn is the season to celebrate the harvest, but also the northern hemisphere's most comfortable and pleasant climate, Germany in Central Europe every year with the third weekend in September to the first Sunday in October debut of the Munich Oktoberfest, let the world infected with the extreme atmosphere of heroic carnival.
Germany is the world's second largest producer of beer after the United States. The beer produced in Germany is of high quality, flavorful and varied, and is renowned throughout the world. Bavaria is the largest producer and seller of beer in Germany, and Munich, the capital city of Germany, has a huge labyrinth of beer halls and a long history of Oktoberfests, which have gained worldwide recognition. Munich attracts millions of visitors to its Oktoberfest for its excellent beer, joyful atmosphere and colorful festivals. During the festival, people flock to Munich like a tidal wave of excitement.
October Oktoberfest in Munich, a world-famous traditional folk event, originated in 1810 as a series of celebrations to honor the centennial of the marriage of the Crown Prince of Bavaria, Prince Luther, and Princess Delys of Saxony, Hildenhausen***. Drinking, singing and dancing were the main expressions of joy during the barley and hops harvest in October. Since then, Oktoberfest has been celebrated from the third Saturday in September to the first Sunday in October.
The Oktoberfest is famous not only because it is the largest folk carnival in the world, but also because it has preserved the local customs of Bavaria intact. On the morning of the first day of Oktoberfest, a parade of representatives of the German states and other countries, dressed in traditional costumes and led by the mayor of Munich and brewery owners, marches to the main venue, Theresienwiese, where giant tents are set up and filled with beer from all the different brands. The beer is available to drink. Munich's locals are the biggest drinkers in the state, with an average of more than 200 liters of beer per person per year. Records show that during the festival, as many as six million people, six million liters of beer, and 200,000 German sausages are consumed. The beer is transported in magnificent horse-drawn carriages and drunk in huge beer tents while Bavarian brass bands play folk music and enchanting love songs. In addition to this, there is a wide range of entertainment, such as horse racing, shooting, juggling, various kinds of amusement activities and theater performances, folk concerts and so on. In these activities, the Munich people fully express their own national warmth, boldness and energetic character. Surprisingly, not only are there no foreign brands of beer participating in the Oktoberfest, but there are no brands of beer outside Munich, all of which are local beers. Perhaps the reason why Munich Oktoberfest has endured for 200 years is because of its localization, and only with localization can it be internationalized.
On weekdays, Germans give a prominent impression that they are serious and rigorous in their work, obedient, disciplined and principled, but seem to lack humor and enthusiasm. However, at the Munich Oktoberfest, one can find another side of the Germans who are angry and enthusiastic. In particular, people from all over the world are impressed by the Bavarians' dedication and pride in their culture and traditions. After the public Oktoberfest event ends at 11 p.m., many people can't get enough of it and move on to the pubs, which are open all night.
It's worth noting that the four-yearly FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, hosted by Germany in 2006, was held in Munich! It's a beautiful, friendly, eventful city that will bring hundreds of millions of people around the world into a frenzy of excitement!
Tips:
Customs:
Gifts and souvenirs: Travelers from European Union countries are allowed to bring their personal belongings into Germany duty-free; non-European Union travelers may not import more than 178.95 euros worth of duty-free goods into Germany.
Currency exchange:
Foreign exchange offices are available at airports and major train stations from 6:00 to 22:00.
Transportation:
Currently, direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong to Germany mainly terminate at Frankfurt and Munich international airports.
September 28-30, October 5-7 Stockholm Oktoberfest In the Land of Smiles
The 15th Stockholm Oktoberfest takes place September 28-September 30 and October 5-7 at Factory Nacka Strand. Voted by Europeans as the best wine festival in the fall, with an annual flow of more than 24,000 people, the Oktoberfest promotes beer and whisky culture in a fantastic atmosphere. More than 1,000 different liquors from various countries in total*** are presented to the visitors during this period.
This place is like a bar street, the street is the bar, want a drink, stop and have a drink. There were a lot of people there from time to time, it didn't feel very crowded, it really felt similar to being in a bar, and a lot of blondes reminded me that I was in Scandinavia. In the center of the booth, there were people showing people the pure Nordic drinking culture, for example, repairing a big wooden keg and so on. There were also lectures about beer, which were free of charge, but there was a fee for the more advanced knowledge! Every year, Stockholm Oktoberfest has a competition for the best beer and the best whisky. This year there will also be a new competition, the best apple brandy judging. The competition is voted by professionals, very authoritative, oh, after the evaluation, we are all together, to a family photo, but it is a very honorable thing! Stockholm Oktoberfest, just like Sweden gives me the feeling, subtle introverted, unique.
Tips:
Accommodation:
Sweden's accommodation is not cheap, and the big cities offer package deals that include discounts on accommodation, free local transportation, and transportation to all attractions, and even discounts on return rail tickets. Visitor centers and travel agencies provide details.
Telephone:
For long-distance calls in Sweden, it is best to buy a Telia card, which is available in 35, 60 and 100 kronor. If you run out of credits, you can call the telephone company switchboard and buy credits by credit card. It's best not to make calls from your hotel room, as there are significant extra charges.
The toll-free emergency number is 112.
Customs:
●Entry: No immunization certificate is required for all incoming passengers.
●Exit: Domestic currency may not exceed 5,000 kroner; there is no restriction on foreign currency, but it must be proven to be from a legitimate source.
Currency exchange:
Forex can be found in major city centers, train stations or terminals, offering the best currency exchange as well as traveler's check cashing services.
Specific hours:
●Thursday 3.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m.
●Friday 3.00 p.m. - 12.00 p.m
●Saturday 12.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Telephone:
+46 (0)77170 70 70
Tickets:
●Thursday: SEK 160 (includes beer tasting and beer forum)
●Friday, Saturday: SEK 180 (includes beer tasting and beer forum)
Age Limit: 20+