Statistics show that tourists and residents enjoyed over 10 million hotpots in nearly 30,000 hotpot restaurants in southwest China's Chongqing during the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, according to the Chongqing Hotpot Association.
During the holiday, the table turnover rate of some restaurants ranged from 3 to 4 rounds, while others exceeded 10 rounds. "For example, a hotpot restaurant near Jiefangbei received nearly 2,000 tables of customers during the holiday, from 10 A.M. until 2 A.M. in the next morning, with a continuous stream of tourists visiting this famous restaurant," said Wang Renqing, vice chairman of Chongqing Hotpot Association.