Delicacies shown on the opening day of a noted Chinese snacks festival enthral a number of visitors to Dazhao temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. [Photo: cnr.cn]
An exhibition of noted Chinese snacks has drawn crowds of people to Dazhao temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia during its opening day on Wednesday.
China National Radio reports the 12-day famed snacks festival coincides with the temple fair and is designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary since the establishment of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Over the next two weeks, nearly 1,000 famous, delicious cuisine from around the globe will be displayed. Chefs and bakers from around China have been invited to give an impromptu demonstration of their skills.
Visitors are also able to feast their eyes on local specialties, calligraphy, folk acrobatics and handicrafts.
At a stall of barbecue mutton string, two Xinjiang people dance while making mutton strings on the opening day of a noted Chinese snacks festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. [Photo: cnr.cn]
Delicious Taiwan snacks are shown on the opening day of a noted Chinese snacks festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. [Photo: cnr.cn]
Two girls enjoy a colorful fruit drink on the opening day of a noted Chinese snacks festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. [Photo: cnr.cn]
A variety of hexapod strings offer a choice for visitors to the noted Chinese snacks festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. [Photo: cnr.cn]
Fried starfish is offered to lovers of delicacy at the noted Chinese snacks festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. [Photo: cnr.cn]
(CRIENGLISH.com August 3, 2007)