Businessman An Dawei surveys a warehouse of decommissioned kitchen equipment, symbols of China's struggling restaurant sector ...

"For the average person, opening a restaurant is almost a guaranteed failure," said the 38-year-old who sells used kitchen ...

In 2025, xiao nian begins in northern China on the 23rd day of the lunar ... Xiao nian is sometimes also known colloquially as the Kitchen God Festival, since a major part of the celebrations ...