Qingdao brewer helps residents of Gansu city improve livelihoods

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Wu Yanli hails from Qingdao, Shandong province, a place long known as China's capital of beer.

The coastal city is home to the world's fifth-largest brewery, Tsingtao, and to Asia's Oktoberfest, the annual Qingdao International Beer Festival, so it's no wonder that Wu, 53, has a deep interest in beer and has dabbled in brewing.