The Ba Gua Feast

The Ba Gua (Eight Diagrams) Feast was invented by Zhuxi, the Zhucius Founder in Southern Song Dynasty, as an etiquette to entertain the guests. Its unique characteristics is that different dishes are arranged according to the Eight Diagrams by the following steps: making the Eight Diagrams drawing on the square table (Baxian Table，an ancient Chinese dinner table); in the middle of it, there is a “Taiji” that is around by divinatory symbols as Qian (heaven), Kun (earth), Zhen (thunder), Xun (wind), Gen (mountain), Kan (water), Li (fire), Dui (lake) in eight directions; one dish is on each symbol representing each philosophy. It is fantastic to see there are Jade Thick Soup on “Taiji”; Mixed Dumplings of Sky and Taiyi Yin-Yang Eggs implying One creating Two Poles; Buds & Dumplings, Lotus Root, Osmanthus Flower and Mushrooms representing spring, summer, autumn and winter season respectively, and also Fried Eel Shredded, Fragrant Phoenix Thigh, Mushrooms Brewed in Wine, Chicken Cubes with Peanuts & Chilli, Shredded Pork with Bamboo Shoot, Chicken Liver Rolls, Simple Fried Mushroom, Eight Treasures & Good Luck on eight divinatory symbols. It has been popular in the public of Mountain Wuyi for more than 800 years, and we should cherish it as the treasure of Chinese Cuisine.

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