Guo Li Zhuang () is a restaurant brand that specializes in dishes prepared from the genitals (

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es and

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) of male animals from a wide variety of speciesStephan Orth, A Visit to Beijing's Exclusive Penis Restaurant, Spiegel Online International, published 04/25/2008
/ref>Andrew Harding, Beijing's penis emporium, BBC News, 23 September 2006
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s, oxen, donkeys,

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deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

, goats, sheep, and snakes. The first restaurant was opened by the Guo family in the Chinatown of

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, Georgia in 1956 on the occasion of the birth of Jason Guo, the eldest son in the 7th generation of the Guo family.Menu of the Guo Li Zhuang Restaurant, Dongcheng District, Beijing, viewed 13 March 2011 The first Guo Li Zhuang restaurant in Beijing was opened in November 2006.Richard Spencer, On the menu today: horse penis and testicles with a chilli dip, The Telegraph
/ref> Since then, restaurants have been opened in several locations in Beijing. The name of the restaurant is derived from homophones of the family name of its founder (Guo), the family name of his wife (Li), as well as the nickname of his son (Zhuang) and literally means "the strength inside the pot". The dishes are supposed to include medicinal secrets passed down in the Guo family and are often given poetic names such as "The Essence of the Golden Buddha," "Phoenix Rising," "Jasmine Flowers with 1,000 Layers", "Look for the Treasure in the Desert Sand", "Head crowned with a Jade Bracelet", and "Dragon in the Flame of Desire". Beyond genitals, the restaurant also carries such curious (and rare) delicacies as stewed deer face, sheep foetus in brown

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, and peacock claws.Andy Deemer, Beijing's Single Most Horrific Meal, Huffington Post, 16 July 2012
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Stores

*Xicheng District, Deshengmen, Beijing: 北京市西城区德胜门桥南西海东沿甲1号 (closed) *Dongcheng District, Beijing: 北京市东城区东四十条桥西500米南侧, *Haidian District, Beijing: 北京市海淀区北四环西路88-1号(空军指挥学院北门) *Chaoyang District, Beijing: 北京市朝阳区东三环中路中服大厦三层(国贸桥东北角)

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