cookstour: Dragon dancers kick off the Spring Festival dinner of Houston's American Chinese Restaurant Federation, Feb. 22, 2016.
cookstour: Place setting with Chinese knot at Spring Festival Banquet held at China Star on Bellaire.
cookstour: Cold course at Spring Festival banquet for Houston's American Chinese Restaurant Federation.
cookstour: Wenxi tofu soup at Spring Festival banquet for Houston's American Chinese Restaurant Federation.
cookstour: Braised and crisped Mandarin fish with rice dumplings in black vinegar sauce, Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: Sweet and sour shrimp in their jackets, Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: Marinated braised beef sirloin with mushrooms at Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: 10-year-aged rice wine imported from the People's Republic of China for Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: Fried rice with water chestnut, egg and abalone at Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: Crabmeat and roe soup dumplings at Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: Yuhua "stone" rice dumpling in soup at Spring Festival banquet
cookstour: Ms. Qiu Yuanping, Director of Overseas Chinese Affairs for the People's Republic, addresses guests at the Spring Festival banquet at China Star, Feb. 22, 2016.
cookstour: The Chinese ambassador to Houston addresses the crowd at the Spring Festival banquet.
cookstour: Dragon dancers prepping to kick off the Spring Festival banquet at China Star on Bellaire.