Confetti rains down on the Tsingtao Beer Queen during the opening of the '13th Qingdao International Beer Festival' in China's eastern port city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, August 15, 2003. The session is the largest ever for the annual event, which will wrap up at the end of the month. Brewers from more than 10 nations, including Denmark, Germany, Japan, the United States and France, are taking part in the occasion. [newsphoto.com.cn] The first keg of beer for the 13th session of the Qingdao International Beer Festival is opened August 15, 2003 in the coastal city of East China's Shandong Province. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Foreign reporters report on the event. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Opening ceremony [newsphoto.com.cn]

Crowds celebrate at the opening of the 13th Qingdao International Beer Festival Aug. 15, 2003, at Beer City in Qingdao, China. [AP Photo]

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