As a deep lover of hot pot, Emperor Qianlong once hosted a thousand banquets. More than 1550 hot pots were served at the banquet, and as many as 5,000 people were invited to taste hot pots. It is a famous hot pot feast in history.

The Thousand Wedding Banquet was the last grand banquet in history of qing dynasty. This banquet is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Emperor Qianlong's accession to the throne and thank the old people all over the country for their loyalty and contribution to the Qing Dynasty. According to historical records, there were 1,000 banquets in Gan Qing Palace, with more than 3,000 participants. This is one of the biggest and most influential banquets in the history of China.

The preparations for the Millennium Banquet began in the fifty years of Qianlong (1785) and lasted for three months. In order to prepare for this feast, the Qing government spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and only the procurement and transportation of ingredients cost huge sums of money. According to statistics, a total of 890 seats were arranged at the banquet, and more than 2,000 kilograms of pork, 1000 chickens and ducks, 1000 fish, and countless grains, rice, vegetables and fruits were used.

At the grand banquet, Emperor Qianlong not only showed his literary ambition and martial arts, but also showed his kindness and filial piety. He personally served and toasted the old people, and invited some old people to sit beside him. During the dinner, he also delivered a long speech, expressing his gratitude and respect to the old people. In addition, in order to reflect the theme and characteristics of this feast, the Qing government also arranged a variety of cultural programs and entertainment activities, such as Beijing opera, acrobatics, cross talk and so on.

The influence of the banquet was not limited to that time.

Through this feast, Emperor Qianlong not only consolidated his dominant position, but also demonstrated the prosperity and stability of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, the Thousand Banquets also became a tradition and culture, which was imitated and passed down by emperors of Qing Dynasty. Today, the banquet is the embodiment of historical and cultural heritage and national spirit.

Generally speaking, the Thousand Banquets was the last banquet with the most historical significance and cultural value in the history of Qing Dynasty. It not only shows the prosperity and stability of the royal family in the Qing Dynasty, but also embodies the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation in respecting the old and caring for the young.

At the same time, the banquet has also become a part of the world cultural heritage, admired and passed down by future generations. In today's society, we should cherish and inherit these precious cultural heritages more and make them more brilliant in the new era.