There are different opinions about the origin of the eight-treasure rice. The most famous one is that it comes from the celebration food after Zhou Wang's cutting. At the celebration banquet, the royal chef made an "eight-treasure rice" with eight kinds of treasures, and rewarded eight sages who helped Zhou Wang to make contributions to the world. Later, the eight-treasure rice was always regarded as a palace treasure, only for the nobles to enjoy. Until Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty, the imperial dining room of the court was dissolved, and the method of making the eight-treasure rice spread to the people and was greatly loved by people.