sentences:  The feast was divided into inner-palace and outer-palace banquets; only the imperial family and meritorious officials, including Han officials above the second rank, were invited into the inner-palace banquets.A book from the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796) gives a detailed description of the feast and the dishes and ingredients.It is said that there were "Thirty-Two Delicacies," referring to the more exotic ingredients used for the banquet.