（By DONG Qian）On Oct. 22nd , WANG Xuyang, second-level inspector of Service and Trade Department of Ministry of Commerce, SONG Siyuan, cadre of Service and Trade Department, ZHUANG Jin, director of Service and Trade Department of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, YANG Benchu, director of Service and Trade Department of Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce, CHEN Guanlan, second-level researcher ZHOU Chengmin and LI Tiejun, XIANG Li, chief economist of Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and QU Qiwen, director of Service and Trade Department, visited Hubei University of Economics to investigate the related work of "promoting the innovation and development of Chu cuisine". Dong Shijie, President of Hubei Institute of Economics, HE Huigang, Vice President, DEN Yi, Dean of School of Tourism and Hotel Management, LI Zaihui, Director of Catering Training Center, ZOU Zhiping, Professor of Cooking and Nutrition Education and Dean of Chu Cuisine Institute, accompanied the investigation.
WANG Xuyang and his entourage visited the dining training building of Hubei University of Economics, and visited the Chinese and Western cooking demonstration classroom, cooking physics and chemistry laboratory, Chu Cuisine Institute, National Chinese International Food Culture Promotion Base, LU Yongliang ZOU Zhiping Skills Master Studio, etc., and learned in detail about the teaching and training situation, talent training direction and achievements of cooking and nutrition education specialty.
WANG Xuyang encouraged the team of Chu Cuisine Institute to continue to vigorously promote the brand and culture of Chu Cuisine and make new contributions to the development of social and economic construction.
WANG Xuyang visited the training base of the World Skills Competition and the Western Food Cooking Training Base of the Vocational Skills Competition of the People's Republic of China, and cordially greeted Shen Sijing, winner of the 45th World Skills Competition (now employed as a Western food teacher of Hubei University of Economics) and LI Xiawei, contestant of the 46th World Competition. WANG Xuyang said that the country's opening to the outside world has created a large number of business contacts, the social economy has developed rapidly, people's demand for diversified food has been continuously improved, and the demand for western food market has been increasing.
WANG Xuyang affirmed the achievements of western food talent training in Hubei University of Economics, and encouraged Hubei University of Economics to summarize the experience and practice of early talent training, make persistent efforts, continue to do a good job in cooking specialty construction and talent training, and make new positive contributions to building the brand and innovative development of Chu cuisine.
