Guangming Temple Vegetarian Feast

Guangming Temple Vegetarian Feast

　　Since its completion in the 35th year of the Wanli reign during the Ming Dynasty, Wulian Mountain's Huguo Wanshou Guangming Temple has enjoyed the favor of the imperial family. Countless officials from various ministries and departments of the imperial court, provincial governors, and wealthy local gentry and merchants have acted as patrons of the temple. The temple’s Five Contemplations Hall, East Dining Hall, and Liao Tian Pavilion (venues treated according to rank) were naturally frequented by a constant stream of guests. The banquet served here was the “Guangming Temple Vegetarian Feast.” In those days, being able to enjoy the full vegetarian feast was considered a great honor. The feast primarily features Shandong cuisine, supplemented by elements of Chaoshan, Huaiyang, Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang cuisines. It employs cooking techniques such as pan-frying, deep-frying, stewing, roasting, braising, mixing, pickling, marinating, simmering, steaming, curing, pouring, quick-frying, smoking, braising, pressing, salting, and blanching. The meal includes a flowing sequence of 36 main dishes and 144 side dishes—truly luxurious and extravagant—which is how the Guangming Temple Vegetarian Feast gained fame throughout the land. Recently, through research and restoration efforts, the feast has gradually been revived.

　　Cuisine Type: Regional Cuisine

　　Recommended Attraction: Wulian Mountain Huguo Wanshou Guangming Temple