The 7th day of the 1st month in the Lunar Calendar is commonly considered as a birthday for everyone, and celebrated by taking “Yusheng”. On that day, Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin will unveil the largest “Yusheng” tossing in the city with invited guests to welcome the year of the monkey, and tossed to a new lunar year for good luck and prosperity.
Yusheng, also known as “LoHei” is a very popular dish in Southeast Asia during Spring Festival, thanks to its symbolism of abundance, prosperity and vigour. n Cantonese, LoHei (Mandarin “Laoqi”), means "scoop it up", and it is believed that the height of the toss reflects the height of the diners' growth in fortunes, thus diners are expected to toss enthusiastically.
Weighed 680 kilos, the upcoming largest Yusheng in town will be presented on the table located in the central lobby, after 5 hours of construction by 30 chefs. It will be presented on a round table measured around 5.5 meters in diameter, consisting of strips of 42 kilos of fresh Norwegian Salmon, mixed with 80 kilos of colourful sliced vegetables and fruits as well as a variety of sauces and shredded condiments. Each added ingredient, such as white radish, red pepper, turnips, red pickled ginger, pomelo, chopped peanuts, toasted sesame seeds, five spiced powder, plum sauce, and sesame oil stand for luck, prosperity, health or wealth.
All guests are welcomed to enjoy a plate of “Yusheng” after tossing to usher in good fortune for the Chinese New Year ahead. In order to celebrate the new lunar year on a good note, a charity sale will be held during the unveiling of the largest “Yusheng” in town at the same time. Funds raised during the sale would be donated to the charity organization, “Healing Young Hearts”, which was founded by Cathay Future in Tianjin, supported by Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin, aiming to support children who suffer from severe illness in hospital.
The 7th day of the 1st month in the Lunar Calendar is commonly considered as a birthday for everyone, and celebrated by taking “Yusheng”. On that day, Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin will unveil the largest “Yusheng” tossing in the city with invited guests to welcome the year of the monkey, and tossed to a new lunar year for good luck and prosperity.
