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A taste of the Zhu Xi family banquet in the Wuyi Mountains

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The "Zhu Xi meatballs," a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN

The "Zhu Xi meatballs," a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN

Eel and tofu clay pot stew, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table./CGTN
Eel and tofu clay pot stew, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table./CGTN

Eel and tofu clay pot stew, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table./CGTN

Sweet lotus seed soup, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN
Sweet lotus seed soup, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN

Sweet lotus seed soup, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN

Long pickled lotus root, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN
Long pickled lotus root, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN

Long pickled lotus root, a famous dish of the Zhu Xi family banquet, is served to the table. /CGTN

The Zhu Xi family banquet is served to the table. /CGTN
The Zhu Xi family banquet is served to the table. /CGTN

The Zhu Xi family banquet is served to the table. /CGTN

There are a lot of restaurants among the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province that offer the Zhu Xi family banquet. It's believed to be a meal that Zhu Xi, a prominent 12th-century neo-Confucian philosopher, would have enjoyed with his family. The locally sourced ingredients are in keeping with Zhu Xi's philosophy of moderation and eating what is grown close to home. 

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