On tap: Qingdao's famous beer festival opens

Close to beach and sea, the Golden Beach Beer City in Qingdao West Coast New Area has built new facilities and applied state-of-the-art technologies in operations and service, such as robots, drones, face recognition and big data. The festival there stretches across 800,000 square meters, making it one of the world's largest beer-themed squares.

On Friday night, Qingdao Mayor Meng Fanli officially tapped the festival’s first barrel during the opening ceremony at Golden Beach Beer City, followed by a spectacular performance, Phoenix Fire Dance Show, in which international dancers made their moves with fire on hand.