Getting the freshest ingredients is also a very important step in making delicious vegetarian dishes.

Auntie Wang wastes no time in getting the freshest ingredients. She heads out at 2:30 am to go to the farmer's market in order to buy the freshest food.

It is tough to get the best ingredients so that's why Auntie Huang started out early. And without taking any rest, Auntie Huang rushes back to the temple in preparation for the new day.

Shopping for food might seem like an easy task but it actually requires lots of work and knowledge.

One of the most important ingredients in a vegetarian meal is the tofu skin. In order to buy the best tofu skin, the food purchaser Auntie Wang found a factory that is about three hours away from Shanghai.

Making tofu skin is very hard, especially when you have to put your fingers into a pot of boiling soy milk.

It might seem very easy to do, but picking tofu skin requires a lot of skills.

Water is an important ingredient to make the best tofu skin.

Gong De Lin is a vegetarian restaurant that was found by the Jian brothers in Shanghai in 1922.

Over the years, Gong De Lin became a representation of the vegetarian culture in China.

In this episode of The 25th Hour, we first meet 82-year-old Wu Ren Di who is looking for love in his native Shanghai.

82-year-old Wu Ren Di was married for over 40 years before his wife passed away in 2001.

Even in retirement, Mister Wu keeps busy with stock trading.

After his first marriage, 82-year-old Wu Ren Di had a short-lived marriage of four months.

Divorced for a decade, Ying met the love of her life at a singles salon.

Ying had no choice but to leave her boyfriend of four years after his daughter did not approve of their decision to get married.

The elderly today not only have physical needs, but spiritual needs as well.

Despite meeting a 64 year-old man at 59 years of age, Wan Mei Ling claims Ni Sheng Rong is the man she's been waiting for her entire life.

Wan Mei Ling faces opposition from her family regarding her relationship with Ni Sheng Rong.

Wan Mei Ling has made many sacrifices for the man she loves.

This new generation of young people in China needs to stop laying claim to their parents' assets.

Each week, a government-supported dating service hosts matchmaking events for the elderly.

Ren Hai Hua has been a matchmaker for the elderly for over a decade.

Meet Zhu Hong and Mister Zhang, an elderly couple who recently met in Pudong.