Shaolin Temple vegetarian singles package of 50 Yuan staff explained the soup

Henan Shaolin Temple vegetarian House. CFP information

Shaolin with joy, some gold and thoughtful Shaolin scenic spots of tourist "not too happy".

This Shaolin scenic spots in prime locations, only more than 20 meters from the main entrance of the Temple of the company--Shaolin delight (dengfeng) limited, the main Shaolin vegetarian, is one of the companies owned by Temple. Breaking News

October 2 – October 4, Shaolin glad business is hot, the surging News (www.thepaper.CN) press three times to try to eat vegetarian Shaolin, tourists generally reflect low package price, business strong.

Tourists think vegetarian meal price is low

Menu display, Shao-Lin vegetarian meal (50), two-person package (100) and three packages (150), four packages (200), five packages (250), six packages (300), these packages of soup, soup is Lohan. In addition there are 5 grades of reservation, 488, 688, 888 Yuan respectively, 1088, the most expensive 2688 Yuan.

Few visitors reserve a table. Service said 2688 table, because usually no preparation required one day in advance agreed.

Surging news ordered 50 Yuan a meal, two Dharma tofu, seasonal vegetables, respectively (Note: fried cabbage, are not fixed, seasonal adjustments), while Lohan soup and a bowl of cereal grains.

Want the slightly salty tofu, stir-fried cabbage like water from FRY's is not very tasty, whole grains taste fresh, might become a factor there are Mai ren.

Tourists from Zhejiang Province, Zhu Xi (not his real name) a row a total of 4 adults and 3 children, they ordered four-person packages ran out. The package of six dishes: Dharma tofu, grain (corn), seasonal vegetables (fried cabbage), color-Golden willow (Golden mushroom), bi-color flowers spell (two small cold dishes).

Zhu Xi said, feeling "too old", and the cuisine is worth the price of 200 Yuan.

"Vegetarian like Guangdong, Zhejiang, pattern novel, have an appetite at a glance. "Zhu Xi, pickles and stir-fried cabbage can also, Bodhidharma tofu a little salty, some hard tofu, add rice" a small bowl of 5 is too expensive ".

Liu Henan (a pseudonym), a 7-point package of six (eight dishes, two small-dish), because mountain-climbing is more hungry, hasn't all required and four bowls of rice, I heard that a bowl of 5, slot attendant immediately "so expensive". Finished, Liu described the flavor, "says is the reason, in fact, quite expensive."

Liu recalled that ten or twenty years ago, he and two friends to Shaolin Temple, Shaolin vegetarian eating for free, free to give money. At that time, the three had some noodles and vegetables, gave 100 Yuan, 100 Yuan at that time is quite valuable, however, heart happy, "feel better this way, can feel. "

Liu believes that Shaolin Shaolin with joy vegetarian meal cost is not high, businesses strong.

Tourists also said Shaolin happily price is acceptable. Shaolin scenic spots in a businessman stressed that this is in the area, "a sesame seed to 5 Yuan, tourists still want to eat it! "

Shaolin has been questioned with joy well loss

Shaolin staff with joy saying, they're just employees, contact the owner, unclear pricing problems. But they explained that like Luo Hantang (Note: pieces of carrots, a few mushrooms) to a few hours, Dharma tofu fried sauce chef special; cabbage was fried after water, because going green cabbage taste.

"One small bowl of rice 5", says, this is whole grains, 5 kinds of food such as rice, millet, Mai ren. Surging questioned why rice, Mai ren of the press, said, "is a proportional distribution."

Business statistics, Shaolin joy 2013 annual report showed that its total liabilities of 4.5943 million Yuan, 2014 was not released. Two months ago, claiming to be "on behalf of all the Abbot to tell" by "justice", had questioned Shaolin happily in the gold loss, call Shaolin Abbot Sun books.

In this regard, the Shaolin Temple's official response to the surging said, losses were because of the temple receives heavy task and receive joy every year, these are free, "like me can sign alone, there are about 20 people". In addition, the book also presented, because of a public welfare nature, are free.

According to the county records and the records of the Shaolin Temple in dengfeng records, 435 ad by Emperor xiaowen of the Northern Wei's first visit to Shaolin, in 1851, Qing chaoxianfeng emperors visit Shaolin, over more than 20 emperors presence in more than 1400 years old brake. Emperor entered the temple must be vegetarian vegetarian.

Shaolin monastery in ancient times with joy "Pavilion". "Under the civilian car, military horse", to the guanting washed dressed and even fasting for several days into the temple, she resigned herself to show their piety.