Xie Shi's banquet is called Guangyao lintel. Xie Shiyan's auspicious dishes are: sweet jujube (sweet honey), Guandong auricularia (good news from all directions), celery mixed with yuba (accompanied by classmates), Nanjing osmanthus duck (famous house in Nanjing), hometown-style tied hoof (promising), stewed pig's feet (bright future), spicy ears (good news from science field) and stewed beef (bullish).

Teacher Xie Banquet, also known as school banquet, has been a traditional virtue in China for thousands of years. Parents should always thank their teachers for their children's further education, and the thank-you banquet is thus produced. Teachers can express their gratitude to their teachers, or they can choose to send their own cards.