Chinese beer lovers leave facemasks, worries behind as festival opens

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Thousands of Chinese beer lovers left their facemasks and virus worries behind to gather in large crowds and raise a much-needed glass as the annual Qingdao beer festival opened over the weekend.

China has largely brought the coronavirus outbreak under control through a series of lockdowns and restrictions, and the small number of cases reassured beer-lovers to turn out despite the global pandemic.

Many revellers were walking around the enormous venue in Shandong province mask-free, with long tables packed with merry drinkers in scenes reminiscent of pre-COVID-19 days. "It's been half a year since I last travelled around... I feel so happy and relaxed right now," Wang Hua, a tourist from northern Shanxi Province, told CCTV.The central"Beer City" is limited to 30 percent visitor capacity, while staff must wear masks and visitor temperatures and health codes are checked.

 

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