Feng Bo Zhuang, a kungfu themed restaurant in Xiamen

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The Kungfu themed Feng Bo Zhuang Restaurant is a bamboo shack

that appears anachronistically out of place

Feng Bo Zhuang is a funny restaurant which brings the Chinese fictional martial arts world into colorful reality.

The restaurant's concept takes inspiration from famous swordsman fiction writer Louis Cha, known to his readers by his pen name Jin Yong. Virtually a literary movement, more genre than author, Cha's novels of chivalry and romance have captured the imagination of millions of Chinese for more than half a century.

All have a similar ambience. Light wooden walls are lined with ample kungfu kitsch: various swords and fighting sticks mixed with calligraphic banners and warrior-filled paintings.

The tables are differentiated by different sects in the martial arts world

The waitresses in appropriate marshal arts garb address the customers as Da Xia (swordsmen) and Nv Xia (swordswomen) and guide them to modest tables surrounded by low, and not exactly comfortable, wooden benches. The tables are differentiated by different sects in the martial arts world, such as Dong Xie, Xi Du, Mt. Hua Sect & Mt. E-mei Sect, etc. It is quite interesting for the sword-fighting novel fans.

From there, the experience slides back further into

China

's past. There are no menus. Instead, staff take it upon themselves to decide for the table what humble grub best suits the palates of kungfu masters who have entered from fighting modern-day battles on Xiamen's busy streets.

The "Big power meatballs" and spicy fish soup with peanuts

For four people, a spread of six dishes served on replicated ancient warrior pottery from Anhui province is usually selected. Rice-covered chunks of meat and egg, also known as "big power meatballs", are always included in the mix.

Other popular selections include fried prawns, bean curd with chicken soup and a spicy fish soup with peanuts and broiled greens. The average price of a dish is around 25 yuan.

If any of the platters fail to suit the palates of guests, staff will eagerly replace them with another Chinese culinary creation at no extra charge.

Feng Bo Zhuang is frequented mostly by Chinese looking to relive at least a small piece of the kungfu fantasies that filled their childhood imaginations as well as recall a vast period of Chinese history that subtly floats underneath the country's rapidly modernizing reality today.

Feng Bo Zhuang Restaurant �粨ׯ

Address: Delicacy Street, Hexiang Donglu, Xiamen

Tel: 0592-5173557

Bus: No. 48, 808, 526, get off at Jiao Jing Zhi Dui (��֧��վ) bus stop

Address: 118/1, Haitian Rd, Huli District, Xiamen (opposite to Luhui Bldg.)

Tel: 0592-5752717

Bus: No. 9, 11, 34, 40, 508, 521, 806, get off at Xianlu (��վ) bus stop

SOURCE: China Daily

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