Discover a culture through your senses.
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A multi-sensory journey organised in Paris, dotted with workshops and unique encounters, giving you the opportunity to learn about the city of Chengdu
The Chinactions association and the Chinese TV channel CDTV called upon Ethik Connection to organise an event promoting the city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, among French media.
During this journey, French diners were introduced to Sichuanese cuisine by chef 强田仕 Shi Qiang Tian and his team.
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province located in southwest China. It is one of the country’s most populated cities.
Chengdu is famous for the quality of its silk and its rich gastronomy. Its most famous landmarks are the Anshun Bridge, Mount Qingcheng, and Qingyang Palace.
An extraordinary journey full of unique encounters and surprises
Ethik Connection came up with and organised an entire trail designed around the senses in order to create incomparable human encounters between representatives from Chinactions and CDTV , and the chefs, journalists , and French public figures who were invited to the event:
– a “tea discovery” olfactory workshop and a “material play” tactile workshop in pitch darkness in the Dans le Noir ? multi-sensory space;
– lunch in pitch darkness made by chef 强 田仕 Shi Qiang Tian at the Dans le Noir ? restaurant;
– a Sichuanese cooking class led by chef 强 田仕 Shi Qiang Tian at L’atelier des Chefs – Hôtel de Ville, Paris;
– craft fair with brocades and artisanal handicrafts + film screening : “Le dynamisme de la route de la soie du Sud” (The Dynamism of the Southern Silk Road) at the galerie JOSEPH – Turenne;
– meeting between chef 强 田仕 Shi Qiang Tian and Thierry Marx at the Marxito restaurant in Paris.
A gift box containing a sample of Sichuan pepper, a box of loose tea from China, and a postcard from Chengdu was handed out to each participant.
