Chongqing is famous for its hot pot. There are tens of thousands of restaurants specializing in the hot, spicy dish to choose from, but if you’re looking for the most impressive one, look no further than Pipa Yuan. The hot pot restaurant covers an area of 3,300 square meters, and most diners require directions to locate their reserved table among the hundreds of tables available. Pipa Yuan had long been praised as the largest hot pot restaurant in the world, but last year Guinness Records made the title official. Because of the big size of Pipa Yuan, and the fact that it is on a steep hillside, diners can take up to 30 minutes from the parking lot at the bottom of the hill to one of the 888 tables currently available at the restaurant.
重庆以火锅闻名。有成千上万家餐厅专营热辣菜肴可供选择，但如果你正在寻找最令人印象深刻的餐厅，那就去枇杷园吧。火锅餐厅占地3,300平方米，大多数用餐者需要指引才能在数百张可用的桌子中找到他们预订的桌子。琵琶园长期以来一直被誉为世界上最大的火锅餐厅，但去年吉尼斯纪录将这一头衔官方宣布。因为琵琶园很大，而且它在陡峭的山坡上，用餐者从山脚下的停车场到餐厅目前提供的888张桌子中的一张，最多需要30分钟。
However, that doesn’t seem to affect the popularity of this place. In fact, despite the massive capacity of the restaurant, finding a table without a reservation, especially during spring and summer, is almost impossible. People from all over China come to experience the world’s largest hot pot restaurant in person, and it is said that on a busy day Pipa Yuan serves more people than the inhabitants (居民) of a small county.
然而，这似乎并没有影响这个地方的受欢迎程度。事实上，尽管餐厅容量巨大，但在没有预约的情况下找到一张桌子，尤其是在春天和夏天，几乎是不可能的。来自中国各地的人们亲自来体验世界上最大的火锅店，据说在繁忙的一天，琵琶园接待的客人比一个小县城的居民更多。
Interestingly, Pipa Yuan is just as busy at night as in the daytime, as many tourists come to experience at night, because of all the colorful light fixtures that bring the entire hillside to life. As for the hot pot, according to online reviews, it’s surprisingly good for such a large restaurant. Serving times can be a bit long, especially at the most busy hours of the day, but the fresh ingredients, the mild spices, and the view from the hill apparently make up for it.
有趣的是，琵琶园晚上和白天一样忙碌，因为许多游客会在晚上来体验用餐，因为所有的彩色灯具都让整个山坡栩栩如生。至于火锅，根据网上评论，对于这么大的餐馆来说，它的味道出奇的好。上菜时间可能会有点长，尤其是在一天中最繁忙的时候，但是新鲜的配料、温和的香料和从山上看到的风景显然弥补了这一点。
