"Li Yan Ba Guo Chongqing: A Lavish Immersive Banquet Where Every Bite is a Time-Traveling Spectacle

#discoverchina #chongqing This was hands down the most worthwhile splurge I've made in Chongqing—a two-hour immersive dining experience that transported us through 2000 years of Ba-Yu culture. From the moment we stepped in, we were enveloped in opulence straight out of a historical drama. The evening unfolded like a living museum,menus presented as ancient scrolls, servers in traditional Hanfu attending to each guest, and every exquisitely plated dish accompanied by breathtaking performances,from primal chants of Origins of Ba-Yu to the rhythmic wooden clogs dance of the Wei-Jin era, Tang Dynasty's Poetry of Three Gorges"with ink-brush sleeves painting the air, and Song Dynasty's Dazu Rock Carvings coming to life. Beyond the feast, guests could dress in authentic Hanfu (with hair/makeup services), browse artisan craft markets, and enjoy post-dinner tea by a charcoal stove. When the Heroines of Chongqing war drums echoed through the palace-like hall, surrounded by costumed diners under golden beams—I finally understood Chongqing's legendary pleasure-seeking philosophy in its most extravagant form.