The food culture of Confucius Temple has a long history, which can be traced back to the Six Dynasties, especially the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Various genres of dishes and snacks have unique flavors.
Later, people excavated and sorted out scattered folk snacks, innovated on the basis of inheriting traditional characteristics, and formed Qinhuai snacks represented by "Qinhuai Eight Musts".
Snacks are served in a lean way, mixed with meat and vegetables, interspersed with folk performances, which have strong local characteristics and cultural atmosphere, making the catering process a universal cultural appreciation process at the same time, reflecting the exquisite combination of catering and culture.
In order to promote the unique diet of Confucius Temple, the famous "food center" of Confucius Temple was built. The food center is located at the southern end of Confucius Temple, starting from Pingjiangfu Road in the east and Laiyan Road in the west. Different architectural shapes, strewn at random, small tile houses with blue bricks and white walls, simple and elegant, are integrated with the ancient buildings of Confucius Temple.
The internal facilities of the food center are first-class. The antique granite pavement is inlaid with colored square bricks, diamond-shaped flower beds, winding corridors, garden-style squares and classical low street lamps, creating a warm and elegant atmosphere.
There are a number of well-known catering and entertainment enterprises along the street, such as Yixian Flavor Xuan, Yixian Xuan Ming, Jinlingchun Restaurant, Confucius Temple Lekangcheng, Qinhuai Family and Egret Hotel. , gathered all the delicious food in the world.