language is all but gone, leaving little impact on the local languages. A local accent known as Qingdao dialect () distinguishes the residents of the city from those of the surrounding Shandong province. Due to the efforts by the city government to promote standard Mandarin, most educated people can speak standard Mandarin in addition to their native dialect. With reform policies and English teaching, some young citizens have been taught English and many can converse with English-speaking foreigners. Business and traffic signs in English are becoming more and more common. Festivals Notable festivals include: Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition 2014 is the biggest international fair that has been held in the history of the city. Qingdao International Beer Festival in August/September, held annually since 1991. Media Qingdao previously had a large German community and a German garrison, so three German newspapers operated in Qingdao. German papers included Deutsch-Asiatische Warte (; weekly newspaper published until 1906, included Die Welt des Ostens, Altes und Neues aus Asiens drei Kaiserreichen, a cultural supplement), the Tsingtauer Neueste Nachrichten and the Kiautschou Post (a daily paper published from 1908 to 1912, referring to the Kiautschou (Jiaozhou) Bay concession). German publishing in Qingdao ended after World War I and the beginning of the Japanese administration. A 1912 publication of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce said that the Tageblatt für Nordchina of Tianjin was read in Qingdao and that major newspapers from Shanghai were also read in Qingdao. Bandao Broadcasting Media Corporation, a news and broadcasting agency was founded in 1999. Tourism Qingdao attracts many tourists due to its seaside setting and temperate weather. Parks, beaches, sculptures, and unique German and modern architecture line the shore. Its centrally located tourist information center, the "Qingdao Information Center for International Visitors for International Visitors," is located on Middle Hong Kong Road (). Qingdao's major attractions include: Western Shinan district Zhan Qiao (Pier, ) Little Qingdao Isle () Tian Hou Temple (), Qingdao Folk Museum Badaguan (), the older area of town with some surviving German and Japanese architecture. Lu Xun Park, named after Lu Xun, modern Chinese writer and critic, who lived and taught in the 1930s. Zhongshan Park, named after the style name 'Zhongshan' of Sun Yat-sen, a famous modern Chinese politician. Xiao Yu Shan () The twin-spired St. Michael's Cathedral (; ), a notable example of Qingdao's famous Neo-romanesque architecture, designed