The winner of the top prize at this year's World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi says the enduring vibrancy of China's culinary heritage is the key to her success and that of the other Chinese photographers who won awards this year and in previous competitions.

Li Xiaoling won the Food for the Family category with the image The Elderly Having Delicious Food, which was also announced as the competition's overall top prize-winning image at Tuesday night's awards ceremony at The Mall Galleries in London.

Several other Chinese entrants picked up category wins or commendations, maintaining a record of Chinese success in the competition going back several years.