Abstract: As both local economy and the tourism market boom, the Dai food culture is changing. Intrusion of exotic ingredients has enriched the variety of food in the Dai area, providing a guarantee for diversified food array to the tourists, and the continuous development of the tourism market has also greatly stimulated the construction of its food culture. Landscape of the “peacock banquet,” which is a combination of the traditional food culture of the Dai people and their peacock culture, has become a new symbol of the local ethnic culture under the tourism economy. By enhancing the humanistic experience of the “food landscape” through satisfying the tourists' consumption expectations, the “peacock banquet” will become a cultural brand to realize the spread of the Dai culture.

Key words: the Dai people, peacock banquet, folk diet custom, tourism economy, cultural symbol, food landscape