The Magic of Dough

At the Asian Cuisine Festival started on May 16， an event affiliated with the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations， dough was spotlighted. An ordinary ingredient， it turned into various dishes with distinguishing flavors in the hands of chefs from around Asia， telling the story of different civilizations.

The main venue of the six-day festival was the square by the National Stadium， or Birds Nest， with six added locations around Beijing and three cities outside the capital—Guangzhou in south Chinas Guangdong Province， Hangzhou in east Chinas Zhejiang Province and Chengdu in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province.

Extraordinary cuisines， a part of Asias brilliant civilizations， have contributed to cultural exchanges and mutual learning among the continents countries and regions.