FIVE OF THE BEST

To ensure it offers up the authentic tastes of the Central Plains, a new Beijing eatery has recruited all its chefs from the same small village in Henan, Li Yingxue reports.

Cao Cao, the emperor of the state of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280) is now wearing a cardigan, plaid pants, sneakers and a pair of glasses.

The image of the Chinese warlord who once conquered the Central Plains has now been redesigned as the logo for The Five, a newly opened restaurant at WF Central in the Wangfujing area of Beijing, which has the Chinese name of Zhongyuanshitang (Central Plains Canteen).