US media: A small Chinese restaurant in Paris is packed with Olympic table tennis champions
2024-08-08
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Reference News reported on August 7The New York Times website published a report titled "When a small Chinese restaurant in Paris was packed with Olympic table tennis champions" on August 7. The report said that in the past two weeks, Tang Zhongqiu's Chinese restaurant "Yang Xiaochu" has become a lively, unofficial gathering place for Olympic table tennis fans.
The report said that table tennis is the most popular and successful sport for Chinese people. Tang Zhongqiu's restaurant is one of the closest Chinese restaurants to the Paris Olympic Games, but it is not so close that you don't need to look for it. It is almost packed with current Olympic athletes, former gold medalists, team staff, reporters and countless hungry fans.
It is reported that what Tang Zhongqiu found incredible was that he actually served those well-known names in the Chinese table tennis world, such as three-time Olympic gold medalist Ding Ning, former player and popular commentator Liu Guozheng, and Zhang Yining, who won four Olympic gold medals and is regarded as one of the best players in table tennis history. Active Olympic athletes from many countries and regions also come here to eat. They all come here to find a comfortable meal between competitions or training.
Asia is the center of table tennis today, and China is the dominant force in the sport. So far, China has won three gold medals in table tennis at the Paris Olympics - men's singles, women's singles and mixed doubles, and is expected to win two more gold medals in team events. Many countries have Chinese players on their table tennis teams. Chinese spectators fill the stands every day.
Pickled fish is the signature dish of "Yang Xiaochu", and dry pot stuffed cabbage and spicy chicken are also popular. "This is our base." said 40-year-old Chinese American fan Zier Gibbon. She is from San Francisco and came to this restaurant every day during the Paris Olympics.
Tang said members of the Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea teams have become like regulars this month. Recently, all members of the Hong Kong women's table tennis team came after the chef got off work, so Tang called a chef back to cook a meal for them.
It is reported that no Chinese athletes have come to the restaurant yet, but 21-year-old customer Cloria Cao (sound) from Shanghai excitedly said that famous former Olympic athletes such as Liu Guoliang, Ma Lin and Wang Hao have dined at this restaurant.
