World conference on Sichuan cuisine draws overflow crowds to Deyang
China DailyVisitors admire food displays on Friday at the 7th World Sichuan Cuisine Conference, which was held in Deyang, Sichuan province, on Thursday and Friday. HUANG ZHILING/CHINA DAILY Visitors to Deyang, Sichuan province, were impressed with the overflow crowds inside and outside the city's Wende International Exhibition and Convention Center, where the 7th World Sichuan Cuisine Conference was held on Thursday and Friday. The conference, with the theme "Let the World Love Sichuan Cuisine", was organized by the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry, with the aim of building an international development platform for Sichuan food. "During my limited travel within China, I'm already impressed by the varieties of cuisine styles in different regions in China, in particular Sichuan cuisine," she said during the conference's opening ceremony on Thursday.