Diners eat hotpot at the 12th China (Chongqing) Hotpot and Food Culture Festival in Chongqing, Oct 16, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
The festival features an extra large hotpot, which is 10 meters in diameter and 1 meter tall, and weighs in at 13 metric tons. It can serve about 50 people at the same time.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.