Conference attendees at the Chinese Mushroom Days in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China joined hundreds of other guests on 19 November in the Zhangzhou Hotel, where the welcome banquet coincided with the 30th annivers- ary of the Fujian Longhai Jiuhu Edible Fungi Research Institute, a leading company in the region. As well as the extensive dinner (‘Lazy Susan’ turntable style) the guests were entertained with a full programme of pro- fessional dancers, musicians, acrobats, speeches and – at the end of the evening – a porcelain gift. A lively and animated spectacle!