Film
The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World
2008 · 1h 20m · Documentary
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- 7.2
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Overview
West Lake Restaurant in South China's Changsha can safely call itself the biggest Chinese restaurant in the world, with its staff of 1,000 working 5,000 tables and serving no fewer than 150 ducks per day and 200 snakes per week. The words of the restaurant's staff and guests are used in the film to paint a picture of modern China: the proprietress, one of the city's 20 self-made millionaires, speaks candidly about her failed marriage; a bridegroom-to-be who is celebrating at the restaurant explains the modern Chinese customs associated with the wedding party; and a waitress visits her poor parents in the countryside. Through these scenes, we gain insight into the unique combination of the ancient religious values and the new capitalist values with which China is stepping into the 21st century.
Cast
Crew
- Weijun ChenDirector
- Lawrence ElmanProducer
- Jean TsienEditor
- Gigi WongEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 6, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
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