Seventh China International Food Tourism Festival opened today in Chengdu. Today, one compatible with all major local and international cuisine cuisine "Chengdu feast" Pride in the Century City Conference Centre, gorgeous presentation, focus on displaying the theme of the banquet tables of 60, about 1000 classic dishes. Food Festival will continue until next month, 20 days. Food Festival this year in terms of specifications, as well as international level, or grade, and can be termed the most ever.
Last night, Mayor Ge Honglin met with the food festival to Chengdu to participate in the 22 foreign ambassadors to China. Vice Mayor Wang Zhonglin, assistant to the mayor, the city government Secretary-General Mao Zhixiong attended the meeting.
Diplomatic envoys from 22 countries will attend the
Municipal Government Deputy Secretary General Tang Gong Li introduced China International Food Tourism Festival this year by the China International Trade Promotion Committee, the China Tourism Association, co-sponsored by Chengdu Municipal Government. Confirmed envoys attending today's event officials, including the Maldives, Argentina, Croatia, the Philippines, Bosnia and other diplomatic envoys from 22 countries, the Shanghai World Expo and the German national curator Hamburg, Liverpool, Madrid, Spain Case 9 cities Museum curator and so on.
Food Festival this year with "gourmet capital of the colorful life" as its theme. Will set up a delicious Chengdu - hundreds of catering business at the venue and the 18 district (city) County District theme hall and dining experience, Fun "gourmet tourist passport to experience gourmet style" and "brand world - idyllic dining experience", etc. series of activities.
Presented today, "Chengdu Feast" theme will showcase 60 banquet tables, about 1000, dishes. Among these are Sichuan Chinese food, hot pot and snacks, there are Cantonese, Anhui cuisine, Hang Bangcai so, there are Western, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Indian, Italian dishes.
During the food festival, Qingyang District, will be the width of the alley, Qintai Road, Sands with Sheng, and other specialties Wenshufang dining experience blocks the activity of area held; Peng Food City will also hold art exhibitions and cultural activities.
Will launch the establishment of the Global Food Alliance
Deng Gong Li said, according to the Chengdu Construction "gourmet capital" program of work (2010-2012) of the next 3-year goal, Chengdu traditional food support policies will be developed to strengthen the protection of traditional food heritage, will accelerate the standardization of Sichuan, scale, industrialization and internationalization process, to achieve an annual turnover of the city's restaurant industry growth of 19% or more, the total annual turnover exceeded 500 billion yuan, and strive to 2012, the city's restaurant industry, significantly improved overall strength, to maintain the Midwest leader in industrial scale, food industry forefront of the country, into a leading international gourmet cities.
The next two years, Chengdu will focus on guidance and support superior brand catering enterprises, foster the development of key enterprises in Sichuan hatch into large-scale transnational business groups catering enterprises, enhance the level of Chengdu food industry, and initiated the establishment of the Global Food Coalition, organized " Chengdu food "global tour and exchange activities. Source: Chengdu Daily
