On May 1, International Labor Day, a Yangzhou seafood restaurant owner, Jiang Jun, gave a tantalizing seafood feast for 160 local sanitation workers. The offering was Jiang’s way of paying respect to these urban environmental workers.

In order to offer the best possible service, Jiang’s restaurant opened exclusively for the sanitation workers on the day. Jiang set 16 tables and prepared 20 dishes plus 10 desserts for each table.

For most of the sanitation workers, eating seafood is a luxury. In fact, it was the first time some of them had ever tried seafood. A 60-year-old environmental worker, She Guixiang, told journalists that she had received her invitation three days before, and it was her first time tasting most of the exquisite dishes. She was happy and touched to be shown such respect as a sanitation worker in Yangzhou.

To make sure the sanitation workers had a satisfactory meal, Jiang provided each table with cuisine worth 2,500 yuan. “I see these urban environmental workers working long hours to make our city a better place. I wanted to invite them for a delicious meal as my way of saying thank you,” Jiang explained.