The grand entrance of the Food Street was erected, with the mayor personally inscribing "Food Street", and various city leaders attended the opening ceremony for ribbon-cutting and fireworks, immediately making the front page of the newspaper.
The fame of Food Street began spreading throughout various parts of the city.
This was a project supported by the city's reform initiatives.
Gu Xiaoqing's restaurant also opened its doors.
Gu Xiaoqing positioned the restaurant around hot pot, a fresh concept in the current cityscape.
The existing hot pot options were mostly traditional Beijing-style lamb hot pot, not particularly spicy, with mundane broth bases.
The accompaniments were just a few types without any distinct features, as economic development had not yet accelerated, and inland provincial capitals, though sizable cities, were lagging behind Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen in terms of developed business models.
Maintaining the original monotony and tradition.
