Yuanyang pot is also called yin-yang pot. In the past, in order to visit the missing relatives, people would put a pot of Yuanyang pot in the place with the heaviest yin qi. The living ate red soup and the dead ate white soup. In this way, the two can reunite before the hot pot is finished, but if the living accidentally eats the white soup, they will be inseparable from the dead.

But in fact, this is just a ghost story made up by vulgar people to scare people and entertain the public. In fact, the origin of Yuanyang pot really stems from the great wisdom of Chongqing people. The original purpose was to separate the two kinds of soup bases and put them in one pot, so that it would not be so troublesome to eat. Red soup, white soup and clear soup from Satay can satisfy both people who like spicy food and those who have light taste.