A Sichuanese cuisine festival is now underway at the Shangri-La Hotel in Changchun, the capital of Northeast China's Jilin province. It was launched on March 26 and will run until April 15. Sichuanese cuisine is one of China's eight famous cuisines and is renowned for its diverse dishes and spicy taste. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Du Fei is the chef of the Sichuanese cuisine festival at the Shangri-La Hotel in Changchun. He originally hails from Sichuan province and has more than three decades of cooking experience. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The classic Sichuanese cold dish called koushuiji (mouth-watering chicken) is offered at the food festival at the Shangri-La Hotel in Changchun. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]