text/Peninsula client reporter Wang Liping Photo/Peninsula client reporter Meng Da Intern reporter Song Hongrui Correspondent Zhang Tao
Wind comes from the sea, intoxicating the West Coast. The 28th Qingdao International Beer Festival with the theme of " SCO Beer Festival" will open on July 20 at the Jinsha Beach Beer City in Qingdao West Coast New District. This is another international event with SCO characteristics that the West Coast New Area has ushered in after the SCO National Film Festival, which will further deepen cultural exchanges between Qingdao and the SCO member states. In the beer city, it is full of SCO elements.
Golden Beach Beer City Avenue of Stars will be performed.
18 lighthouses show international friendship and work together to develop
walk through the cheers sculpture and walk along the Avenue of Stars into the main venue of the Beer City. 18 exotic lighthouses stand on both sides. According to the staff, two of these 18 lighthouses represent China, one is the Little Qingdao Lighthouse, the other is the South China Sea Chigua Reef Lighthouse, and the other 16 represent countries with friendly relations with China, such as Belgium , Canada, India, etc. Each lighthouse is built based on the shape of the country's famous lighthouse. The reporter found that there are cylindrical and pentagonal in the lighthouse, with white as the main walls, and red or blue, presenting a simple and festive marine style. According to staff, this means that China and countries along the Belt and Road Initiative and SCO member states jointly develop and move towards a bright future.
Russian beer tent
Night is falling, and 18 lighthouses are setting off fireworks, some are like Phoenix's wings. According to the staff, as a traditional preservation project of the Beer Festival, this year's light and fireworks show has reinnovated the lighthouses of countries along the "Belt and Road" of the Avenue of Stars and the member countries of the SCO, and expanded the lighting range to the wooden house areas of the Beer Avenue, Music Avenue, Haiyun Avenue, and the east and west areas, covering the entire area of the Beer City.
Russian beer tent inside.
beer is a medium, and experience the SCO Beer culture up close
From the "Sea Beer Festival" to the "Smart Beer Festival", to the "Music Beer Festival", after the Qingdao International Beer Festival landed on the West Coast, each session was impressive. This year's Beer Festival uses beer as a link to highlight the characteristics of SCO. It has introduced the SCO national brand beer for the first time, specially built the SCO national beer tent, and will also invite international friends from SCO countries to participate in the opening ceremony and the series of activities of the Beer Festival.
The Wanguo Beer Palace with the theme of the above-mentioned elements is also called the SCO Beer Canopy. The retro LOFT decoration style is eye-catching. The beautiful flowers divide the entire canopy into 7 plates, each of which is named after the other 7 member countries except China. The reporter saw that the main stage in the tent was undergoing lighting debugging. After the tent was officially opened, it will bring tourists a series of wonderful dance performances such as Russian ballet, Indian dance, , Turkish belly dance, Mongolian dance, Pakistan ethnic dance, Tajikistan ethnic dance and other wonderful dance performances. "Not only have performances, we also gather more than 200 beers from more than 20 countries around the world, including Russia and India, where you can feel the beer flavors of different countries." Tian Jianxin, the head of the beer tent, introduced that in addition to beer, the beer also gathers more than 20 SCO countries' food, striving to create the "SCO Food Exchange".
Walk out of the Beer Palace in All Nations and walk towards the sea. The reporter came to the Russian Ural beer tent next to the sea. The SCO country flag hung on the top of the tent fluttered in the wind, giving people the feeling of being in various countries. The SCO product exhibition area and the new area specialty exhibition area on the right side of the tent can not only buy small products such as Russian dolls, but also Russian Ural brand beer. "During the World Cup, the crayfish that is popular in Russia will be perfectly integrated with the Russian big red sausage here with beer." Zeng Wei, the operation manager of the tent, said that the tent is the only tent at this year's Beer Festival. The affordable entrants account for 50% of the total number of dishes. A 500ml beer worth 25 yuan per cup is also the cheapest in the entire oktoberfest.
Russian actors use dance to stun the beer city
On the central stage of Jinsha Beach Beer City, "Dream Build Langya: Phoenix Fire Dance Show" performed by more than 40 countries and more than 160 top actors are being rehearsed in a tense rehearsal. 50 actors from Russia danced their classic national dance Karinka, in a relaxed and cheerful dance style, which formed a strong contrast with the passionateness of the other chapters of the Phoenix Fire Dance Show, bringing a different experience to the audience.
It is understood that these 50 Russian actors are from the Russian 5+ Dance Group (5+Production Dancer Group). The dance group is always committed to reviving excellent Russian national dance, retaining the important traditions of Russian national dance, and integrating modern elements. It is a passionate and dynamic team. In particular, the national classic dance Karinka, which uses Russian classic folk songs as the creation background, cleverly integrates classics and modernity through their interpretations, bringing extraordinary appeal to Chinese audiences. Wang Gong, executive director of the Beer Festival cultural event and chief director of the Phoenix Fire Dance Show, introduced that the choreography of the Russian actors was organized by the joint cooperation between Chinese and Russian personnel, and the entire event was strongly supported by the Russian Motherland Fund. Not only that, in addition to participating in the Phoenix Fire Dance Show, the actors of the Russian 5+ Dance Troupe will also be interspersed on other stages in the Beer City to perform.
circus performance, conveying joy and enthusiasm without borders
Then, the reporter came to the performance venue of the Global City International Circus next to the main stage of the Beer Festival. "Global City International Circus is one of the three theme activities of the 2018 Phoenix Voice International Music Season. The performance venue is nearly 3,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 1,500 live audiences. It is the first circus shed in China imported from Italy." Liu Liwei, special representative of Qingdao Phoenix Voice Grand Theater Co., Ltd., told reporters that the Global City International Circus brings together acrobatics from nearly 10 countries and various styles, including actors from Tajikistan and Mongolian . They will integrate the SCO national culture and convey joy and enthusiasm without borders.
As the first acrobatic program in the circus performance, 8 actors from Tajikistan will complete various difficult performances such as Pegasus passing the belly on the Mercedes-Benz horse. The "big springboard" program brought by Mongolian actors shows the nation's bold, fearless and brave and tenacious character. The performance of the program not only greatly improves its skills, but also has a strong national style in program arrangement, costumes and music accompaniment.
Liu Liwei introduced that Global City International Circus removes the dross of traditional circus, inherits the essence of traditional circus, absorbs and learns from modern circus technology and equipment abroad, and is an international circus performing project brand with Chinese characteristics. During the Beer Festival, a beautiful and thrilling circus performance will be presented to the citizens and tourists on site, causing a sensation in Qingdao.