{"id":488423,"date":"2026-06-08T03:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/488423\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:40:10","slug":"chinese-photographers-serve-up-a-visual-feast-at-world-food-photography-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/488423\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese photographers serve up a visual feast at World Food Photography Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Nine Chinese photographers have triumphed in the annual World Food Photography Awards, with 12 finalist images and one category winner chosen from a competitive pool of 9,000 entries from 50 countries.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Song Pingyao won the Food for Celebration category with an image titled \u201cThe Festival of Food Enthusiasts\u201d, depicting diners gathered for a communal banquet.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Taken from a bird\u2019s-eye view, dozens of tables laid out with simmering hotpot and plates of fresh ingredients such as beef, tofu and tripe create a kaleidoscope of colour, with participants in various states of eating and socialising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough tasting, sharing and interaction, they convey the authentic flavours and lively atmosphere of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3353370\/what-eat-chinas-chengdu-fiery-hotpot-original-mapo-tofu?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sichuan hotpot<\/a> to food lovers across China and around the world,\u201d reads the World Food Photography Awards notes on the image.A \u201chighly commended\u201d image in the same category was taken by Chinese photographer <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3265490\/lunar-new-year-dim-sum-image-chinese-photographer-wins-global-food-photo-contest?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yang Zhonghua<\/a>, which shows the epic annual \u201cThousand-Person Feast\u201d held by locals in Dongmen Fishing Village in Shipu Town in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Hundreds of tables flank the harbour, with diners enjoying fresh seafood.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u201cThe Festival of Food Enthusiasts\u201d, by Song Pingyao, shows food enthusiasts gathered for a communal Sichuan hotpot banquet. Photo: Song Pingyao\/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e6f65909-bc3d-4048-b26b-55bc91eb5ad9_94a5f40c.jpg\" title=\"\u201cThe Festival of Food Enthusiasts\u201d, by Song Pingyao, shows food enthusiasts gathered for a communal Sichuan hotpot banquet. Photo: Song Pingyao\/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi\"\/>\u201cThe Festival of Food Enthusiasts\u201d, by Song Pingyao, shows food enthusiasts gathered for a communal Sichuan hotpot banquet. Photo: Song Pingyao\/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo by Yang Zhonghua shows Dongmen Fishing Village in Zhejiang, China, hosting the Thousand-Person Feast of seafood. Photo: Yang Zhonghua\/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e60ef948-7df4-4dda-ade3-97f5cd27db8c_07249663.jpg\" title=\"A photo by Yang Zhonghua shows Dongmen Fishing Village in Zhejiang, China, hosting the Thousand-Person Feast of seafood. Photo: Yang Zhonghua\/World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi\"\/>A photo by Yang Zhonghua shows Dongmen Fishing Village in Zhejiang, China, hosting the Thousand-Person Feast of seafood. 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