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Here we trace the development of Chinese cuisine from the most ancient times, through the rise and fall of the many dynasties, to the modern period and the food that is cooked and eaten by Chinese people today.
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During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to Qin Dynasty (770 – 207BC), four major cuisines, Shandong Cuisine, Jiangsu Cuisine, Guangdong Cuisine and Sichuan Cuisine were successively born.
The history of Chinese cuisine is marked by both variety and change. The archaeologist and scholar Kwang-chih Chang says "Chinese people are especially preoccupied with food" and "food is at the center of, or at least it accompanies or symbolizes, many social interactions".
In recent history, founding of People's Republic of China brought several changes of the cuisine that were both fueled by government efforts and created by minorities and western influence. In general, modern Chinese cuisine can be separated using two different schools of food.
The development of Chinese cuisine has spanned four stages: cooking with stones, pottery, bronzeware, and ironware. Stone Age humans heated stones with fire and used them to cook food. Over...
Explore the 4,000-year-old cuisine that feeds 1.3 billion people in China. Read interesting stories, facts and folklore.
Chinese Cuisine encompasses all culinary arts, foods, and dietary habits that have originated in China throughout history. Based on diverse geographical features, climates, regional products, and history, each region developed its own culinary style, gradually culminating in the Eight Cuisines during the Qing Dynasty (1636 — 1912).
