Qingdao Beer Festival

Qingdao: August 9-13, 2013

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January 12th 2014
On August 9, we boarded a 9:15am high speed train from Shanghai to Qingdao for the 23rd International Qingdao Beer Festival that was opening the following day. As we zipped along, the digital readings at the front of the car alerted us to the speed of the train and the outside temperature. With relief, we watched the temperature slowly drop as the train sped along the countryside from 39 in Shangh ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more