Legend has it that Farewell My Concubine is a traditional dish in Xuzhou, Jiangsu. According to legend, Xiang Yu was besieged by Liu Bang in the Chu-Han War.

There is a beautiful concubine beside me in (Tu Hai) (ancient place name, now south of Lingbi County, Anhui Province, north bank of Tuohe River).

Xiang Yu made this beautiful dish with soft-shelled turtle and chicken, which relieved his worries and made him very happy and refreshed.

The recipe of this dish was later spread to the people. Because turtles and chickens are used for cooking, they have a strong nourishing effect and are cooked in restaurants.

It tastes better when cooked, so people like to eat it, and this dish is gradually becoming famous. Because this dish was first created when Farewell My Concubine.

Therefore, people call it Farewell My Concubine. This dish is famous not only in Xuzhou, but also in Shandong, Hunan and Beijing Hunan restaurants.

It also operates in China.