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When the [[China pavilion ]] initially opened with the rest of [[EPCOT Center ]] on October 1, 1982, there was no Chinese restaurant for guests to dine at in the pavilion<ref name= "D23"/> . This was quickly remedied with however, when in 1985 the opening pavilion was expanded into an adjacent plot, which had originally been earmarked for a [[Denmark]] pavilion <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=414 </ref>. As part of The the expansion, two new restaurants opened, the counter service [[Lotus Blossom Café]] on September 24, 1985 <ref name= "Martin"/> and the table service Nine Dragons Restaurant on October 12, 1985 <ref name= "D23"> https://d23.com/a-to-z/nine-dragons-restaurant/ </ref>.

In 2008, The first major renovation to Nine Dragons underwent a major refurbishment, eventually reopening to guests on September 24 occurred in 2008<ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2008/09/epcots_nine_dragons_restaurant_1.html </ref>. As part of the renovationsrefurbishment, the restaurant's red color scheme was replaced with a more modern, muted tone <ref name= "Jack"/>. At this time, the restaurant Nine Dragons also got an updated menu<ref name= "Jack"/>. In celeberation of the The restaurant reopened to guests on September 25, 2008 <ref name= "Year of Jack"/>. =Current Menu==Click below to see the Moneky" in 2016, Nine Dragons Restaurant began offering new special items on their 's current menu. This new menu will be available to guests until January 27, 2017 <ref>: https://disneyparksdisneyworld.disney.go.com/blogdining/2016/01epcot/nine-dragons-restaurant-in-china-pavilion-at-epcot-celebrates-year-of-the-monkey-beginning-feb-8/<menus/ref>.