Imagine ordering beer for 3.4 million,with sides, and a bit of entertainment while you are at it.

    That's the task of the organizers of the world-famous 16th Annual Qingdao International Beer Festival, the largest such festival in Asia, which begins on August 12 in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong Province. The beer will continue to flow for 15 days through August 27.

    Wen Yuansheng, vice-director of the beer festival said, “This is the biggest festival in Qingdao, with more than 240,000 square metres of attractions featuring beer, top-level entertainment and a carnival at the main venue. It's a ‘Citizen's Festival,' a ‘Carnival Festival' and an ‘International Festival.' “Our first and main objective in hosting the festival is to he pijiu (drink beer)! Here, we say: Qingdao ganbei (cheers!) with the world.?

    Qingdao, home of China's famed Tsingtao beer, an official sponsor of the 2008 Olympic Games, and the host city for the 29th Olympic Sailing Regatta in August 2008......