A display of traditional Chinese dishes at the Asian Food Study Conference

A photo taken on Oct 17 shows a collective display of Confucian dishes, Shandong cuisine, Shaanxi cuisine and a Water Margin feast (which originates from one of the Four Classical Novels of Chinese literature, Water Margin) at the Fifth Asian Food Study Conference. The conference is in Qufu in Shandong province, the hometown of Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher. The Asian Food Study Conference is the world's highest level international forum themed on cuisine cultural heritage; It has become an important platform for academic exchanges in the field of cuisine studies.[Photo/Xinhua]