Five international content creators from the UK, Ukraine, Syria, and Nigeria visited the Laoshan district venue of the 36th Qingdao International Beer Festival on July 24.

The five creators gather under the festival's brightly lit entrance arch. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

During the evening, they browsed a market featuring creative local products, tasted fresh Tsingtao beer, and tried a smart self-service beer station operated by robots.

A content creator tries a robot-powered self-service beer station. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

One of the highlights came when Nigerian creator Oluwabunmi Jimoh joined a beer-drinking contest and took first place, finishing in just 7.1 seconds.

Oluwabunmi Jimoh celebrates his win in the beer-drinking contest. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Through their lenses, the creators captured everything from robot-poured beer to roaring crowds, giving overseas audiences a vivid taste of Qingdao's summer energy.