October 20 marks International Chefs Day, a day to celebrate the profession and promote culinary skills to the next generation of chefs.

Chefs compete in a Huaiyang cuisine contest in Huaian City, east China's Jiangsu Province, October 15, 2020. /CFP

42 chefs compete for the champion in Guangdong pastries in south China's Guangzhou City, September 15, 2020. /CFP

Western sweets with Chinese-style decors are displayed in a culinary contest in southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 28, 2018. /CFP

Chef Li Hongkai from southwest China's Sichuan Province show off his "knife-cut" noodles that can go through a needle. /CFP