Folk food customs

Author: Xuan Bingshan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Human life exists within culture, just as humans cannot live without air. The Book of Changes says, "Observe the celestial patterns to understand temporal changes; observe human culture to transform the world." Whether the Chinese term 'culture' originated from this, this passage at least demonstrates that our ancestors have always had a clear and profound understanding of the importance of culture. Culture is indeed the fundamental mark that distinguishes humans from other beings, and it is through culture that humans have become what they are today. Culture has created humans, and humans have also created culture. In this sense, one can also say that humans are cultural beings. This book is divided into eight chapters, covering topics such as: Confucianism and folk dietary customs, dietary customs during seasonal festivals, holiday and daily dietary customs of different ethnic groups, folk drinking customs, folk tea customs, and regional culinary specialties.