A kungfu themed restaurant opens in China
By admin on 2014-12-26

Feng Bo Zhuang is a funny restaurant which brings the Chinese fictional martial arts world into colorful reality.
 
The restaurant's concept takes inspiration from famous swordsman fiction writer Louis Cha, known to his readers by his pen name Jin Yong. Virtually a literary movement, more genre than author, Cha's novels of chivalry and romance have captured the imagination of millions of Chinese for more than half a century.
 
All have a similar ambience. Light wooden walls are lined with ample kungfu kitsch: various swords and fighting sticks mixed with calligraphic banners and warrior-filled paintings.
 
 
The tables are differentiated by different sects in the martial arts world
 
The waitresses in appropriate marshal arts garb address the customers as Da Xia (swordsmen) and Nv Xia (swordswomen) and guide them to modest tables surrounded by low, and not exactly comfortable, wooden benches. The tables are differentiated by different sects in the martial arts world, such as Dong Xie, Xi Du, Mt. Hua Sect & Mt. E-mei Sect, etc. It is quite interesting for the sword-fighting novel fans.
 
From there, the experience slides back further into China's past. There are no menus. Instead, staff take it upon themselves to decide for the table what humble grub best suits the palates of kungfu masters who have entered from fighting modern-day battles on Xiamen's busy streets.
 
 
For four people, a spread of six dishes served on replicated ancient warrior pottery from Anhui province is usually selected. Rice-covered chunks of meat and egg, also known as "big power meatballs", are always included in the mix.
 
Other popular selections include fried prawns, bean curd with chicken soup and a spicy fish soup with peanuts and broiled greens. The average price of a dish is around 25 yuan.
 
If any of the platters fail to suit the palates of guests, staff will eagerly replace them with another Chinese culinary creation at no extra charge.
 
Feng Bo Zhuang is frequented mostly by Chinese looking to relive at least a small piece of the kungfu fantasies that filled their childhood imaginations as well as recall a vast period of Chinese history that subtly floats underneath the country's rapidly modernizing reality today.
 
Feng Bo Zhuang Restaurant 风波庄
Address: Delicacy Street, Hexiang Donglu, Xiamen
Tel: 0592-5173557
Bus: No. 48, 808, 526, get off at Jiao Jing Zhi Dui (交警支队站) bus stop
 
Address: 118/1, Haitian Rd, Huli District, Xiamen (opposite to Luhui Bldg.)
Tel: 0592-5752717
Bus: No. 9, 11, 34, 40, 508, 521, 806, get off at Xianlu (仙鹭站) bus stop.