Fuzhou Royal Banquet: An Immersive Chinese-Style Palace Feast
- Classic scene reproduction creates a “stunning at every step” time-traveling experience. The palace courtyard is replicated based on historical classics. From the vermillion palace gates and golden eaves to the carved corridor pillars, every architectural detail showcases the royal grandeur. The palace lantern corridor illuminates the winding stream, folding screens are matched with cloud-patterned carpets, and the sheer纱 curtains in the air gently sway with the breeze, creating an immersive atmosphere of "a scene at every step". Furthermore, holographic projection technology is innovatively integrated, projecting dynamic images such as dragons and phoenixes, and Rainbow Feather Garment Dance onto the palace walls, so that guests can feel as if they have traveled through thousands of years the moment they step into the venue, immersing themselves in the luxurious and solemn royal banquet, and satisfying all imaginations of the ancient palace scene.
- Top-notch ancient style performances, opening a dual audio-visual cultural feast. Taking the prosperous times of past dynasties as the background, we create a unique performance of "using food as a medium and art to convey emotions": Dancers wearing gorgeous traditional costumes perform graceful classical dances with the help of flexible lighting and classical music, showing the charm of Oriental aesthetics; traditional musical instruments such as the guzheng, pipa, and Konghou are played live, and the melodious melody surrounds the banquet; there are also interactive performances such as court magic and acrobatics, coupled with elegant banquet scenes that are deeply in line with "banquet, food, etiquette, and music", allowing guests to taste the food while fully immersing themselves in a millennia-old audio-visual feast and feeling the fresh charm of traditional culture.
- Royal court cuisine reproduction, opening a millennium journey on the tip of the tongue. From tea to desserts, the exquisite and particular aspects of court diet are fully restored: First, savor the fragrance of Daqin Shu tea, and then taste the mellowness of Qinchuan spring wine, and awaken the taste buds with the fragrance of tea and wine; Qin palace酥 pastries and special cold dishes inherit ancient techniques, with a rich and delicate taste; the main dishes take into account traditional flavors and innovative expressions, the staple food has unique court characteristics, and the desserts are refreshing and relieve greasiness. Each dish is not only a taste enjoyment, but also carries the food culture of the corresponding dynasty, allowing guests to taste the ingenuity of millennium royal cuisine while chewing, and opening a court cultural journey on the tip of the tongue.
- Hundreds of sets of gorgeous costumes and makeup instantly transform you into a palace character. A selection of hundreds of sets of reproduced palace costumes, covering a variety of styles such as solemn court uniforms and flowing banquet uniforms, are matched with exquisite accessories such as phoenix coronets and霞帔, and pearl步摇, restoring the aesthetic of clothing in different dynasties. We also specially invite a professional styling team to provide customized makeup and hair design. Whether you want to transform into an emperor, general, or a concubine in the harem, you can accurately restore the demeanor of the palace characters, allowing guests to blend into the scene the moment they change clothes, easily freeze the beauty of the classics, and meet the dual needs of social sharing and immersive experience.
What to expect
“A feast fit for an emperor reveals half of Chinese etiquette; culinary traditions passed down for millennia, a banquet ignites a new wave of Chinese chic.” – Fuzhou Imperial Feast takes the millennia-old Chinese “food etiquette” culture as its soul, integrates courtly elegance with an immersive experience, and creates a national-style cultural feast integrating cuisine, performance, and history, allowing diners to touch the veins of history during convivial banquets and feel the vivid charm of traditional culture through the enjoyment of taste. Fuzhou Imperial Feast uses ancient imperial courts as the theme to create a dining environment. From the overall decoration style to the details of the furnishings, it is full of ancient charm, creating a strong historical atmosphere. The restaurant is carefully designed with a variety of distinctive scenes, such as the theme space that restores the atmosphere of the Great Qin Empire - the lighting uses simple candle-style warm light, the walls are decorated with Qin Dynasty patterns and weapon elements, the tables and chairs are replicas of ancient court styles, and even the waiters’ clothing fits the style of the corresponding dynasty, allowing diners to step into the restaurant in an instant, as if traveling through time and space, placing themselves in the magnificent and elegant ancient royal palace, immersing themselves in the solemnity and elegance of the millennia-old court. As an immersive ceremonial banquet focusing on “traditional culture,” Fuzhou Imperial Feast breaks the boundaries of traditional catering and deeply integrates ancient culture, intangible cultural heritage performances, and imperial banquets. From the moment diners are greeted, waiters who follow ancient etiquette will lead the way, performing the Yi ceremony and offering tea, fully demonstrating court etiquette; during the meal, the melodious melodies of ancient musical instruments (such as the guzheng and chimes) linger in the ears, and the graceful singing of traditional operas (such as Kunqu Opera and Min Opera) and the graceful dance of classical dance are performed in turn, and there are also dramas and musical drama excerpts with historical stories as the background interspersed among them, allowing diners to taste the delicious food and deeply immerse themselves in the charm of Chinese traditional culture through the multiple stimuli of hearing and vision, every moment is like being in an ancient royal feast. Fuzhou Imperial Feast is not only a feast for the taste buds, but also a “living museum” of Chinese traditional culture. It takes “food” as the carrier and innovatively integrates court etiquette, intangible cultural heritage skills, historical stories, and contemporary dining experiences to create an immersive dining experience lasting 90 minutes. Here, diners can not only taste exquisite food that integrates ancient and modern elements, but also touch history that is perceptible and participatory through performances, environment, and etiquette; they can not only enjoy the comfort and convenience of urban dining, but also regain the weight and warmth of Chinese traditional culture, and ultimately reap a double feast intertwined with vision, hearing, taste, and touch, reading the millennia-old inheritance of Chinese “food etiquette” between meals and banquets.
Good to know
- Driving Directions: Navigate to Yu Yan (16th Floor, Jingcheng Mingteng Center, 450 Liuyi North Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian Province)
- Subway Directions: Take Line 4 to Dongmen Station and walk 625 meters from Exit A Northeast, approximately 8 minutes.
- Voucher Redemption: Present your personal identification (such as a passport).
- Customers who have booked a makeup experience should arrive approximately one hour early to have their makeup done, which will be arranged according to the order of arrival.
- Given that the meal is accompanied by ceremonial music, infants and young children are not permitted in the banquet hall to avoid disturbing their rest and your experience, which may cause discomfort.