Traditional foods from across China are taking centre stage at the 9th China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, offering visitors a taste of the country's rich culinary traditions.

The food-themed section, covering about 6,000 square metres, features 118 culinary heritage items. Visitors can sample regional specialities, watch traditional preparation techniques and learn about the cultural stories behind them. Highlights include Chongqing hotpot, Luoyang Water Banquet from Henan Province and bobo chicken from neighbouring Sichuan Province.

The expo brings together more than 890 representative intangible cultural heritage projects from across the country.

Visitors can also meet heritage practitioners through live demonstrations and hands-on activities. Among them is a young inheritor of Hunan's Taoyuan ground tea tradition, who uses innovative products and social media videos to introduce the distinctive five-flavour tea and its rural cultural roots to younger generations.