[Explanation] On July 11, the 2021 18th China Pengzu Fuyang Festival opened in Pengzuyuan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu.

　　[Explanation] As the highlight of the opening ceremony of China's Pengzu Fuyang Festival, famous culinary chefs from all over the country gathered in Pengzu Temple to worship the originator of cooking, Pengzu.

At the scene, hundreds of culinary masters dressed in uniform and bowed their salute.

　　[Explanation] The so-called "Fuyang" refers to the mutton after entering the Vu.

The Pengzu Fuyang Festival in China is a local traditional food culture in Xuzhou. It lasts for a month starting from the day of the fall in the fall season each year.

　　[Concurrent] Chinese cooking master Wang Xianli

　　Fuyang, Fuyang, is to eat mutton during Futian, because Futian is the hottest in summer, but eating Fuyang can cure winter diseases.

We have a tradition here, that is, "Pengzu Fuyang a bowl of mutton soup is better than a prescription prescribed by a god."

　　[Explanation] Since 2004, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province has held the Chinese Pengzu Fuyang Festival every year, attracting foreign tourists to Xuzhou to share Fuyang delicacies.

　　[Concurrent] Liu Pengbo, a citizen of Xuzhou

　　Our Fuyang Festival is all about hospitality and enthusiasm. You see, our sweat has all come down (sweat).

　　[Concurrent] Shanghai tourist Zhang Yueping

　　I met new friends here and I was very happy. I hope that the (food) culture of Fuyang Festival will be passed on to the land of China.

　　[Explanation] According to reports, China’s Pengzu Fuyang Festival has become a summer "carnival" for Xuzhou citizens and a "new folklore" for Xuzhou people. Every year, as many as 1 million direct participants come to Xuzhou to "eat Fuyang". There are more than 500,000 foreign tourists and international friends.

　　[Concurrent] Yin Jiankui, the first-level chief officer of Xuzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce

　　The Pengzu Fuyang Festival has a profound cultural background. The custom of Fuyang Fuyang originated from Pengzu and was most prosperous in the Han Dynasty.

The holding of the Pengzu Fuyang Festival in China has also promoted the development of local catering and related industries.

　　[Explanation] In 2008, Pengzu Fuyang Festival won the title of "China's Top Ten Food Festivals".

In 2009, Xuzhou was recognized as the "Hometown of Fuyang Food in China" by the Chinese Cuisine Association.

On May 24, 2021, "Xuzhou Fuyang Food Custom" was included in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects.

　　Reporting from Xuzhou, Jiangsu by reporter Zhigeng Zhu

Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]