Diners eat at a giant hotpot, 10 meters in diameter and 1 meter tall, which weighs 13 tons and can serve about 50 people at the same time. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
Boasting both the best and largest number of hotpot restaurants in the country, Chongqing was named "China's hotpot city" by the China Cuisine Association in 2007.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.