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Man Han Quan Xi (满汉全席) — the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast — was the most extravagant banquet tradition in Chinese history: 3 days, 108 dishes spanning Manchu roasting traditions (whole roasted lamb, suckling pig) and Han Chinese braised, steamed, and stir-fried preparations. The feast codified the synthesis of China's two ruling culinary traditions. Modern Beijing cuisine carries many traces of this synthesis.

The legendary Man Han Quan Xi was a three-day imperial feast combining Manchu nomadic cooking traditions with Han Chinese culinary refinement, serving 108–180+ dishes over multiple sittings. While the original feast may be apocryphal or embellished, its components represent the breadth of imperial Chinese cuisine: game meats, whole roasted animals, shark fin, abalone, bird's nest, rare fungi, delicate broths, and elaborate dim sum.