There are many TV progra m s on Chinese cuisines, but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by 1 more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food. It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the 2 food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary ( 纪实电视节目 ) providing a special view of Chinese as well as the ____ 3_ ___ between people and food and between people and society. On the other hand, the documentary also 4 Chinese people’s consumption. , one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search on food items that were introduced by the documentary has 5 to 4 million times 6 one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%. To get 7 good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started the documentary. Filming 8 about nine months. Liu Wen, the producer, says, “As CCTV-9 serves as a window allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary 9 to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines but also learn Chinese 10 .”