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The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World

Episode 3: Family Duties

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Four-part series looking at China's largest restaurant explores the strong sense of duty implicit in family relationships in China. It show how waitress Peng has sacrificed her own education to support her sister's studies. The restaurant is also busy preparing for a 70th birthday banquet for Sun and her family, including special dishes such as steamed longevity buns and stir-fried turtle. Through her story, this episode explores China's painful past and the extreme hardship faced by many families. The owner, Qin Linzi, discusses her own difficult childhood and introduces us to her daughter, who has led a privileged life. Show less

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