The Yang Xiao Chu 杨小厨 restaurant in Paris’s 15th arrondissement has become a popular meeting spot for Chinese Olympic athletes. Not far from the table tennis venues, owner Tang Zhongqiu serves spicy soups and hotpot that are eagerly enjoyed by table tennis stars such as Ding Ning and Liu Guozheng. In recent weeks, queues have formed outside the small restaurant, partly due to the large number of Chinese tourists currently visiting Paris. Yuan Jia Nan, a table tennis icon born in China but now a French citizen, is also a regular patron of the establishment.