As dawn breaks, a crowd of people donning thick clothing gathers at the entrance of the Muyangcun Barbecue restaurant in the eastern China city of Zibo. Among the crowd are employees preparing for the rush, as well as tour groups and visitors who spent the night nearby, eagerly waiting to try the local barbeque that seemingly rose to online fame overnight. One couple drove around 13 hours through the night from the central Chinese city of Changsha, arriving in the early morning hours on May 3. They told Caixin they would check into a hotel and rest later as their first priority was securing a dinner reservation.

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