West Lake Restaurant

Xihulou (Chinese西湖 楼, English Westlake Chamber ) is a restaurant in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, and is one of the largest restaurants in the world. With its 4,000 seats, it is the largest restaurant in China and in Asia; for an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest Chinese restaurant in the world.

History

The Xihulou was founded in 2000 at the foot of West Lake Mountain in the medieval town of Liuyang by Ms. Qin Lingzhi. At the beginning of 2003 started the construction of the new dining facility previously unprecedented scale in the Kaifu District of Changsha City. After more than a year of construction, the new Westlake Chamber was opened in October 2004.

Location, service and operating

The restaurant complex is located 20 minutes away from the International Airport Huanghua and covers an area of ​​88 mu ( about 5.8 acres ) in the Jinma Restaurant City is under construction. Opposite is the largest park of Changsha, the Yuehu Park. The numerous buildings and parks were built in the traditional architectural style. The entire complex consists of four different areas. For Area A includes 70 larger and smaller rooms, including the performance hall, take place daily in the ideas. The area B comprises ten luxury private rooms in the style of imperial palaces. For Area C include nine luxury booths in the Cantonese style, and the region D is a " Snack Street". Are primarily offered traditional Chinese dishes of Hunan cuisine and Cantonese cuisine, prepared in five large kitchens. The restaurant employs 1,000 employees, including 300 chefs. About 700 chickens and 2,600 pounds of pork are processed each week.

In October 2004, the Xihulou has been confirmed by the Guinness Record Office Shanghai as the largest restaurant in China. In May 2006 it was awarded by the Office of Tourism in Changsha City, the award " First five -star tourist restaurant".

Snack Street

Performance hall

Daily demonstration