When Dong Qiangqiang walked out of the Munich train station, the weather was unfavorable and a drizzle began to fall. There was also faint thunder from time to time in the distant air, which seemed to indicate that heavier rain was waiting for people.
But the weather has never been a reason to stop Germans from drinking beer, and the number of tourists on the streets is not sparse at all. Dong Qiangqiang didn't even ask for directions. He just followed the direction of the tourists and guessed the approximate location of the Oktoberfest Carnival. In less than twenty minutes, he was standing at the entrance to the square where the Oktoberfest was located.
There are two rows of long tables on the left and right of the entrance, and the tables are filled with large wine glasses filled with various beers in an orderly manner. Dong Qiangqiang made a rough count and estimated that there were hundreds of cups. Looking at it, the beer cups had a great visual impact.
Behind the table is a fence, and behind the fence are a series of extended white tent camps. Through the gap between the white tent camps and the crowds of tourists, Dong Qiangqiang sees entertainment projects such as the carousel, and further away, there are towering Ferris wheel, winding roller coaster, and pirate ship swinging in mid-air.
While queuing up to buy tickets, Oktoberfest staff distributed Oktoberfest promotional materials to people queuing up. Dong Qiangqiang came to Munich this time just to see Dulan. He didn't have to lead a tour or drive a car. He was unofficial and he was very light. He was holding the materials and studying the history of the Oktoberfest with great interest.
The earliest full name of Oktoberfest was the concise "October Festival". Later, the organizers of the event felt that the title was too bland to attract people to spend money, so they changed it to "October Carnival". However, there are countless carnivals across Germany. Such as chocolate carnival, ice cream carnival, bread carnival, wine carnival, and even classic car carnival. As Bavaria, which has a brewing history of more than 500 years and accounts for half of the German beer industry, beer is naturally their best and strongest signature.
Just like ancient emperors who wanted to drink mineral water from Beijing's Yuquan Mountain, Germans also have obsessive-compulsive requirements for water for brewing. On April 23, 1516 AD, in order to regulate the water used in brewing, Duke William IV of Bavaria promulgated the "Beer Brewing Purity Law", which strictly regulated the water quality, hops and barley types in the brewing process. Of course, you cannot brew beer with just these three things, because the most critical yeast in brewing beer was only discovered by the French at the end of the 19th century, so the Purity Law was just a law formulated to regulate the beer market at that time. Just the law. What is surprising is that the Purity Law has been continuously revised since its birth, and revision means retention, so to this day, the Purity Law still exists in German tax law. There has always been a "North-South dispute" in German beer. At that time, the brewing raw materials used in various parts of North Germany were very different from those stipulated in the "Purity Law", and the two sides had always had differences over who was the authentic German beer. After going through the baptism of time, Munich's "October Carnival" was finally named "Munich Beer Carnival". The title speaks directly to the heart, ensuring that people can understand it at a glance and can also generate unlimited expectations and reverie.
Only when Dong Qiangqiang arrived at the entrance did he realize that the so-called "ticket" was actually buying any beer from the long table at the entrance to enhance the wonderful entertainment experience. He happily picked up a bunch of dark beer from the table. The 2-liter beer and the heavy beer bottle were heavy in his hands, which seemed to remind Dong Qiangqiang that it was worth the money. He also bought a purple felt hat with turkey feathers and put it on his head, and then he happily stepped into the ocean of beer.
He had just passed through a camp of white tents when a commotion suddenly broke out behind him on his left. Dong Qiangqiang turned around when he heard the sound, and saw a group of musical instrument formations dressed in Bavarian national costumes passing through the crowd. Someone suddenly took the lead in singing, and a joyful chorus immediately sounded around him.
Although it was raining, the air was humid, and there was a light wind, the Germans who had always given Dong Qiangqiang the impression of being strict and conservative seemed to suddenly become wild. Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but ask himself, are these all Germans? ? Why do you feel more like Southern Europeans who love life but are extremely lazy?
Most of the bartenders who shuttled among the crowd in Bavarian costumes were German women. They were usually tall and tall. What impressed Dong Qiangqiang even more was that almost all of these girls could hold 12 drafts of beer in both hands at the same time without touching them. Tourists will not spill their wine outside. Looking at the muscle lines on the opponent's arm, Dong Qiangqiang looked down at his own arm, and suddenly realized that he seemed to be the weaker one.
Various beer competitions can be found everywhere, some are for beer eater and some are for beer queens. What’s even more fun is that there is also a competition that requires drinkers to drink while wearing full knight armor, which is really eye-opening. Dong Qiangqiang approached the knight and flicked his armor unprepared. The armor jingled and sounded like it was made of iron.
He wandered among the crowd at a leisurely pace, looking here and there, as if he were visiting a temple fair that only existed during the Chinese New Year, but this feeling was very different from visiting a temple fair.
He bought a bouquet of flowers and found a quiet place to call Du Lan. Du Lan's side sounded chaotic. Dong Qiangqiang deliberately asked her what she was doing. Du Lan told Dong Qiangqiang for no apparent reason that her group members had just boarded the Ferris wheel, and she was waiting for them to get off under the Ferris wheel.
Dong Qiangqiang flipped through the flyer and soon found Du Lan's location on the map.
He called Lao Bai again, but unexpectedly learned that Lao Bai was also taking people to stroll around the Oktoberfest. Dong Qiangqiang told him that he was already at the Oktoberfest and asked Lao Bai to keep it secret for him. He wanted to give Du Lan a surprise.
The flyer said that in addition to more than 500 breweries in Bavaria, this beer festival also had breweries from other places and even other European countries coming to participate.
The mascot balloons floating outside the tents of different breweries also have different shapes, some are in the shape of beer, some are in the shape of a bottle opener, but most of them are super large colorful balloons with the LOGO of their own beer brands.
Dong Qiangqiang strolled into the tent camp of Paulaner Beer. The tent was filled with people, and there was no place to stay. Moreover, he saw the faces of many Chinese people. Dong Qiangqiang was in a trance for a moment, thinking that he had walked to some domestic open-air square. He smiled bitterly and retreated from the tent camp, continuing to walk in the direction of Du Lan.
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