Meet this amazing 66-year-old restaurant worker who has served food on his head for 38 years (photos)

Meet this amazing 66-year-old restaurant worker who has served food on his head for 38 years (photos)

A 66-year-old man Chen ChangFa, who hails from Southwest China, is reportedly famous for his ability in carrying food on his head for 38 years, serving his fellow villagers famous Sichuan dishes.

66-year-old restaurant worker who served food on his head

Daily mail revealed that, the aged man who can carry over 10 dishes on a two-metre-long food tray to his customers without breaking a single dish performs the act while wearing a pair of straw sandals, a white towel wrapped around his head and a two-metre-long food tray that weighs some 10kg.

Chen ChangFa

Chen has carried over 300,000 bowls over the past 38 years, and is often invited by villagers to perform during their wedding banquets and other festivals where hundreds of guests feast on the street in the village.

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Speaking to correspondents, Chen told said that the straw sandals are slip-resistant and the towel around the head stabilizes the tray, saying: “I am wearing these no matter it's winter or summer, it helps me to carry food around easily.” He adding that he was trained to carry all sorts of dishes, including heavy meat dishes and soups.

The man's leg

Chen can carry a tray of 18 dishes to diners in less than 20 minutes without breaking a single dish or dripping sauce. He mentioned the key to perfecting 'Da Pen' is controlling and coordinating body movement, mind focus and fitness.

He further added that: “I have been learning the skill since I was 27 and carried over tens of thousands of bowls every year and I never broke a single dish.”