Rich variety of activities at the Eighth China (Chongqing) Hotpot Food Festival (File photo)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- In the cold weather, if we can enjoy hotpot with family or friends, we will feel our stomach and heart warmed. Recently, the reporter learned that the Ninth China (Chongqing) Hotpot Festival will be held on November 9 - 12 in Jinyuan Times Shopping Mall in Jiangbei District. From October 23rd to November 30th, more than 1,000 hotpot restaurants will give customers a 20% discount. In addition, there will be a hotpot banquet that can accommodate about 10,000 diners, the live broadcast and open-air movie will bring an excellent hotpot cultural feast.

Every year, Chongqing famous hotpot brands and numerous food companies elsewhere in China take an active part in this activity, which has allowed the festival to become the China hotpot industry annual conference. In recent years, with the growing influence of the Hotpot Festival, it has become a city festival in Chongqing.

This year, with a huge exhibition space of nearly 50 thousand square meters, the activity has attracted more than 60 brands, 300 hotpot ingredients merchants and thousands of masters, food experts, cultural scholars and employees who are engaged in the Chinese hotpot industry. It is a city festival with widespread participation and revelry.