Abundant and delicious national dishes whetted appetites at a Thai food festival on Friday in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province.

Staffers show exquisitely carved fruit at a Thai food festival in Wuhan on Friday, January 25, 2008. (photo: cnhubei.com)

The local newspaper, the Chutian Metropolis Daily, reported that the food festival was organized by the governments of Thailand and Wuhan to promote cultural exchanges between the people of the two countries.

Thai dancers perform at a Thai food festival in Wuhan on Friday, January 25, 2008.

(CRI Jauary 28, 2008)