Yechun Teahouse's historic legacy

Almost every Chinese knows about man-han quanxi, literally the complete feast of Manchu and Han courses, which dates back to early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). But few know that Manchu-Han Imperial Feast is related to Yechun Teahouse.

Yechun Teahouse began in the Hongqiao area of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, as the private garden of Qing Dynasty poet Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), and later rose to fame as a place for intellectuals to gather, and enjoy poetry and painting.

When Kangxi (1654-1722) and Qianlong (1711-1799), the most powerful and reputed emperors of the Qing Dynasty, visited the Jiangnan (regions to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River) areas, they would eat dim sum and enjoy tea at Yechun Teahouse.