Qingdao

First held in 1991, Qingdao International Beer Festival has now become the biggest beer festival in Asia. The festival generally starts on the second Sunday of August and lasts for 16 days. A 35-hectare Beer City located in the Shilaoren National Tourism Resort was specifically built for the festival. Although you can have Tsingtao Beer anytime in the city, the carnival vibe of the festival is something that you don't want to miss. (P.S.: in Qingdao, fresh beer can be sold and contained in the plastic bag, so don't be surprised when you see people walking on the street with a bag of beer.)

Named in the Tang Dynasty with the growth of Taoism, Laoshan is a household name for its vistas as well as the Taoist shrine. Laoshan Jufeng Peak, Liuqing River, Taiping Palace, Yangkou Beach and Nine Waters and Eighteen Pools are the main tourist spots. Local travel agencies offer tours which vary between the southern route that covers both the Jufeng Peak and Taiping Palace, the eastern route to Yangkou Beach that covers both Taiping Palace and Qipan Stone Area and the central route to Nine Waters and Eighteen Pools.

A newly-built plank promenade that meanders along the southern beach for about 40km, from Tuandao Cape in southwestern Qingdao to Shilaoren Holiday Resort in the eastern part of the city. This makes it possible to walk from the western part of the city, covering Qingdao Bay, Huiquan Bay, Taiping Bay and come to the end at the Sculpture Road in eastern Qingdao.

This used to be the old factory of the Tsingtao Beer Brewery and now with the factory having moved out, the place has been transformed into a beer museum. All the old equipment is left on display, making it possible to see the whole process of beer production. The entrance fee is 60 RMB per person, which includes one cup of draught beer and a cask ale.