(News from Qingdao Daily) Last night, the 17th Qingdao International Beer Festival, which brought beer carnival and excitement to Qingdao, wrapped up, and the event received 3.6 million visitors and consumed 1006 tons beer, 30.9% and 18.3% increment respectively year-on-year, Qingdao International Beer Festival shows to the world its "No. 1 Festival of China" pride and charm with its powerful strength, marching in full stride towards the goal of first-class international carnival

From August 11 to August 26, within 16 days, the 17th Qingdao International Beer Festival, which is full of passion and excitement, intoxicated 2.23 million Qingdao citizens and 1.37 million visitors from home and abroad, and showing forth the international charm of Qingdao Beer Festival. This beer festival is full of Olympic characters from ten thousand people toasting for the Olympics to 5000 working staff wearing "Smile brace", the festival incorporated well with the concurrent 2007 Qingdao International Sailing Regatta and showed to the world with unprecedented extend and strength Qingdao?s passion, hospitality and confidence as the host city of 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta.