Fangweng Restaurant is located in China, in Hubei Province, about 12km
north of the city of Yichang, near Sanyou Cave, or “The Cave of the
Three Travelers”. The restaurant is in the Happy Valley of the Xiling
Gorge, an especially scenic stretch of cliffs, caves and park land
located around the area where the Chang Jiang River flows into the
Yangtze. The entrance to the Fangweng Restaurant is an uninspiring grey
brick building, but at the far end of a narrow concrete bridge, the
restaurant caves into the cliff, the floor hanging several hundred feet
above the ground. From this end, customers can view the flowing water of
Yangtze River. For the daredevils, a bungee jumping platform is nearby.
Walking into the restaurant and down the steps, one will come to a
natural “cave lobby”. Rightward, a 30-meter-long plank road has been
built along the cliffside. It leads to another natural cave, which has
been transformed into a dining hall. Warm lighting from the ceiling
lends a golden yellow glow throughout. Dimly lit and Chinese-style
furnishings blend in with its surroundings. Part of the dining hall
hangs out of the cave, where some dining tables are placed. This is a
place sitting high in the air, where the flowing waters can be watched
from above. 06 more images after the break...
The restaurant gets its name from Lu
You, a great poet from Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). It is said
that he had brewed tea in a cave on the mountainside.
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