Jianshui Steamed Chicken is a famous dish unique to China with a long history and a long reputation. As early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, steamed chicken was popular in southern Yunnan. According to legend, it was invented by Yang Li, the chef of Fudeju in Lin 'an Prefecture (now Jianshui County). When the emperor visited Lin 'an, in order to please the emperor, the county magistrate sent cloth to ask for delicacies, and the selected person was rewarded with 50 taels of silver. Yang Li's family was poor and his mother was seriously ill. In order to get rich rewards, he combined the local methods of eating hot pot and steaming steamed bread, created a steamer, and climbed to the top of the swallow cave to collect bird's nest regardless of his life, hoping to be a bird's nest steamer chicken. Unexpectedly, the boiler was stolen, and Yang Li was asked about the crime of deceiving the monarch and wanted to cut it. Fortunately, after the emperor asked the truth, Yang Li was saved from death, and Fudeju was renamed "Yang Li Steamed Chicken". From then on, the steamer chicken became famous and became a famous dish in central Yunnan. At that time, the practice of steaming chicken was simple, but it tasted mellow.