Step into the antique-style palace restaurant where attendants sprinkle water from silver bowls for blessings. At the long banquet table, imperial dishes like pineapple rice, lemongrass grilled fish, and nam dip sauces harmonize with modern delicacies, offering a taste that transcends time.
The Dai elders chant ancient blessings as the sacred fire from the divine mountain ignites the central bonfire. At the moment the flames leap up, thousands of Kongming lanterns ascend simultaneously—connecting starlight, firelight, and lantern light into a flowing river of radiance between heaven and earth.
This is not a performance, but an awakening—the thousand-year-old imperial garden comes alive at night, with golden peacocks spreading their star-studded tails, ancient trees recounting tales from palm-leaf scriptures, and flames dancing with the souls of Dai ancestors.