Qujiang banquet is one of the biggest Jinshi celebrations in the Tang Dynasty. This banquet was held in Qujiang Pavilion southeast of Chang 'an, so it was called Qujiang Banquet. In the Tang Dynasty, scholars on the Spring List and court officials gathered here to celebrate this festival.

Banquet is not only about eating, but also some interesting activities, such as poetry reading and music playing. It can be said that it is a feast of culture, entertainment and socialization!

The Eight Treasures Banquet generally refers to the "Eight Treasures of the Zhou Dynasty", which is one of the earliest court banquets in ancient China, and also represents the rapid development of court catering after the Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyi.

Qujiang banquet is a popular "graduation" banquet in Tang Dynasty, named after Qujiang, which is located in the southeast of Chang 'an. After entering the list, a banquet will be held by Qujiang, and then the students will go their separate ways, which is also called "leaving the meeting". Babao Banquet is a banquet made by ancient people with eight ingredients or eight cooking methods.

In ancient China, as early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a banquet with the theme of celebrating the promotion of students and younger generations. In the Tang dynasty, due to the formation of the imperial examination system, various banquets had a fixed form.

However, the students' banquets are not casual, but very particular. Taking the Tang Dynasty as an example, there are various specifications and forms for liberal arts candidates to be invited to dinner, such as "Ming Lu Banquet", "Shao Wei Banquet", "Wen Xi Banquet" and "Yan Guan Banquet". These banquets are a unique landscape in the imperial examination life in the Tang Dynasty.

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Due to the developed economy, the material living standard of Tang people is also high. At that time, people liked dinner best, and public and private banquets prevailed. For example, the imperial court has a system of "eating", that is, taking business to the dinner table to talk about it. Eating is also called "eating in class". Hundreds of officials gathered on a large scale. Being the first, one of the three happy events in life, naturally wants to get together.

Minglu Banquet is a banquet hosted by local officials in the Tang Dynasty for local students (new candidates) who have passed the rural examination. The time is usually placed on the second day after the list is released. Named after the performance of "Luming Literature" in The Book of Songs during the banquet, it is a gathering form based on the "rural drinking ceremony" in the Zhou Dynasty. Later, venison really appeared in the dishes, and this feast became a veritable deer-singing feast, which prevailed until the late Qing Dynasty.

The Ming Road Banquet lasted for more than 1000 years in the imperial examination and educational and cultural system from Tang Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, which was mainly about farewell and encouragement, the Ming Road Banquet was relatively popular. During the Southern Song Dynasty, more attention was paid to restoring the ancient etiquette system and the political and religious functions of the Ming Road Banquet, which increased the local economic burden and was unsustainable, so the ceremony was almost abolished.

In the Tang Dynasty, the banquet more advanced than the Ming Road Banquet was the Wenxi Banquet, which was held for new Jinshi, and ordinary juren were not eligible to attend. In the Song Dynasty, banquets featuring students were also very popular, and the specifications of parties were higher. On the basis of the wedding banquet in the Tang Dynasty, a "Qionglin Banquet" appeared, which was equivalent to a state banquet.

After Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he personally announced the ranking of Deng Ke Jinshi and held a banquet to celebrate. This banquet is named after Joan Lin Yuan, who is located in the Royal Garden. 1256 (the fourth year of Bao You in the Southern Song Dynasty), Yuan Wen Tianxiang, the top scholar and national hero, once went to dinner in Qionglin and wrote a poem "Banquet in Qionglin".