A foreign diner (center) proposes a toast to a group of Chinese customers at a restaurant on April 27. [Photo by Sun Weiqing/For China Daily]

An aerial photo shows customers enjoying barbecue in a market with many barbecue eateries on March 31. [Photo/China Daily]

Yang Benxin (left), owner of Muyangcun Barbecue, prepares kebabs with his employees in the kitchen on March 31. [Photo/China Daily]