Mr. Tian Bei, the U.S. Minister to the Qing Dynasty, described the hospitality he received at the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion in Nanjing: "In the center of the living room of the Governor's Mansion, there is a dining table without a tablecloth, on which are placed chopsticks and Small Qing-style wine glasses... The Governor first stood up and scooped something into that big bowl with a spoon and put it into the bowl of me and Captain Miller... We all ate an unknown number of dishes, including bird's nest, shark fin, bamboo shoots, chicken, duck, pork and lamb. The dinner party has been going on for two hours, but large bowls of fresh meat and soup dishes are still served one after another, as if there will never be an end. ”