A large table in the central hall served as a dinning table for Empress Dowager Cixi.She used to order 128 courses of dishes for a meal, although she tasted a few of them only.

• 正厅的中央摆着一张大桌子，是慈禧太后的餐桌，她常常一餐要128道菜，每样只尝一点。