Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2019 shows a billboard advertising Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020. (Photos: Xinhua)

A runner takes part in a marathon at the opening of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 21, 2019. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.

Local people attend a marathon at the opening of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 21, 2019. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2019 shows local people delivering packs of Tsingtao beer to a local shop ahead of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.

Local people selects Tsingtao beer ahead of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 19, 2019. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2019 shows packs of Tsingtao beer delivered to local shop ahead of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.

Local people attend a marathon at the opening of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 21, 2019. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.

Local dancers perform at the opening of Tsingtao Beer Festival in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 21, 2019. The Tsingtao Beer Festival in Liberia kicked off on Saturday with activities of a 5-km mini-marathon and a friendly football match held in the capital city Monrovia. The festival will be held in 15 countries between December 2019 and October 2020.