• Director(s):

    ALLANTE (PHILIPPE)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, PETIT DRAGON

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2012

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

In the province of Zhejiang, in Hangzhou, Dai Jianjun is passionate about preserving the ancient dietary doctrines of Chinese food knowledge - an art form he is seeking to salvage.

Dai’s project involves protecting endangered farming produce, by setting up restaurants that serve traditional cooking. It also involves the creation of a large experimental lakeside farm, set in the mountains of Suichang – Gong Geng Shu Yuan – Dai Jianjun’s earthly paradise and the rural sister-establishment of his famous restaurant in Hangzhou, Long Jing Manor. In both Hangzhou and Suichang, we follow Dai and his friends along the paths of their gastronomic research and during their visits to producers.