Food can never be too good, and cooking can never be done too carefully, Confucius is supposed to have said, according to the Analects. Along with the spread of Confucianism through the ages, gastronomy in the Kong Family Mansion also prospered. Banquets, ceremonies, royal commemorations came one after another, bringing the Kong family its fortune as well as opportunity to develop its own style of formal cuisine. By the contributions of top-class cooks and a great variety of Chinese foods, the cuisine of the Kong family mansion stands out as a unique food style, featuring special appearance, smell, taste, shape and name as well as ingredients.