Chinese imperial cuisine is is derived from a variety of cooking styles of the regions in China, mainly Shandong cuisine and Jiangsu cuisine. The style originated from the Emperor's Kitchen and the Empress Dowager's Kitchen, and it is similar to Beijing cuisine which it heavily influenced. The charateristics of the Chinese imperial cuisine is the elaborate cooking methods and the strict selection of material, which are often extremely expensive and rare. Visual presentation is also very important, so the color and the shape of the dish must be carefully arranged. The most famous Chinese imperial cuisine resturants are both located in Beijing: Fang Shan is in Beihai Park while Ting Li Ting is in Summer Palace. Cuisine of Shandong. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Beijing cuisine (Chinese: 京菜; Pinyin: jīngcài, lit. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; Pinyin: Běijīng; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The bridge to the White Pagoda. ... The Summer Palace in Beijing. ...