No, according to China Cooking Network, China Cooking Book was written by China Cooking Book Writing Group in accordance with the teaching spirit of Chairman Mao, a great leader and mentor, and was not requested by Chairman Mao. According to the teaching spirit of Chairman Mao, the great leader and mentor, "We must inherit all the excellent literary and artistic heritages and critically absorb all the beneficial things in them", we invited chefs and professionals with practical experience from all over the country to jointly compile this set of China recipes.