Qishang Bank launched a low-interest loan, named Bozi – Bo refers to Zibo while Zi means tasty – last month offering as much as 1 million yuan (US$140,000) to barbecue related merchants and ...

Before it became China’s “outdoor barbecue capital” for budget-conscious young Chinese travellers, Zibo was a little-known, rusting industrial centre struggling to keep up with the country ...