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Chinese Restaurant (2017)

Chinese Restaurant poster
Original title
中餐厅
Genre
reality television, variety show
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
10 seasons, 120 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Five celebrities run a Chinese restaurant in a foreign country over 20 days. The series shows them cooking and serving customers to promote Chinese food culture.

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What happens

Chinese Restaurant (simplified Chinese: 中餐厅; traditional Chinese: 中餐廳; pinyin: Zhōngcāntīng) is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast by Hunan Television. The show features five celebrities as they run a Chinese restaurant abroad in 20 days with the aim to promote Chinese Food culture. It's Vicky Zhao's first reality show as a regular guest. The first season was taped in Thailand, and it was premiered on 22 July 2017 with 11 episodes. The second season was taped in France, and it was premiered on 20 July 2018 with 12 episodes. The third season was taped in Italy, and it was premiered on 26 July 2019 with 13 episodes. The fourth season was taped in China due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it was premiered on 31 July 2020 with 12 episodes. The fifth season was taped in China again, and it was premiered on 30 July 2021 with 12 episodes. The sixth season was taped in China the third time, and it was premiered on 12 August 2022 with 12 episodes. The seventh season was taped in Hungary, and it was premiered on 21 July 2023 with 12 episodes. The eighth season was taped in France again, and it was premiered on 19 July 2024 with 12 episodes. The ninth season was taped in Morocco, and it premiered on 20 June 2025 with 12 episodes. The tenth season was taped in Thailand again, and it was premiered on 19 June 2026 with 12 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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