At a noodle eating competition held by a Sichuan food restaurant in Beijing on Monday, Chen Fang, the only woman brave enough to challenge the men, won applause from the audience. Different from similar competitions, this contest crowned a champion based on the time one takes to finish about 250 grams of noodles instead of measuring the amount of noodles one can devour in certain period of time. However, the gender gap remained as a man ended up being victorious. Photo: CFP