A cup of coffee topped with deer pattern derived from bronze drums of the Zhuang ethnic group is sold at a culture-themed KFC restaurant in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to Xinhua)
A museum is working with a KFC restaurant to promote local minority ethnic culture in south China.
NANNING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- International fast-food chain KFC has rolled out a series of coffees topped with animal patterns, derived from bronze drums of the Zhuang ethnic group, in its minority culture-themed restaurant in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Located in central Nanning, the region's capital, the restaurant was decorated with red and white stripes that are inspired from Zhuang people's traditional handicraft art, Zhuang brocade, and featured tables and chairs as bronze drums.
The restaurant exhibits bronze drums to introduce Zhuang ethnic culture. (Photo provided to Xinhua)
Highlighting the ethnic cultural elements, the restaurant has exhibition areas to display real bronze drums to introduce Zhuang ethnic culture, including the symbolic meanings of the eye-dazzling animal patterns on the KFC coffee.
Customers try their hands on printing bronze drum patterns at the restaurant. (Photo provided to Xinhua)
The facelift of the franchise was carried out with the help of the Anthropology Museum of Guangxi. "Nowadays, more and more urbanites have a strong desire to learn about the region's history and its rich ethnic cultures," said Liang Liang, an official with the museum.
In April, the two sides teamed up to launch recycle bags and cup covers decorated with patterns from Zhuang ethnic culture. ■
