But this is only the creative pleasure of modern people. Famine has often occurred in the history of China. But the ancients didn't catch many locusts. What is the reason behind this? 20 1 1 Mr. Deng Yunte published a book called "The History of Disaster Relief in China". This book records the locust outbreaks in China in detail.
From 22 1 year BC to 220 AD, it was the Qin and Han Dynasties in China. There were many locust plagues in Qin and Han dynasties, with an average of one plague every nine years. Then from 960 to 1279, it was the Song Dynasty in China, and the locust plague broke out every three and a half years.
There was a plague once a year and a half in the Yuan Dynasty, and a locust plague once every three years in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. From these data, we can know that China is frequented by locusts. However, the traditional concept of China people has been pragmatic since ancient times. Since there are locusts, they can't escape. Then China people should be able to accumulate experience in life.
But why did the ancient victims prefer to eat bark rather than catch locusts? In fact, these reasons are also related to traditional concepts. 1 The reason is that after the plague of locusts, people's first thought is to get rid of locusts quickly, and at the same time they are in a state of fatigue for a long time. At this time, people simply don't want to catch locusts as food.
The second reason is that in ancient times, people thought that locusts were a measure for God to punish people. People dare not fight against the gods, so they dare not eat locusts under the influence of this idea.
The third reason is that locusts look disgusting, which is different from people's regular staple food. After all, locusts are a pest. Many people have a fear of locusts and are unwilling to eat them, which was particularly serious in ancient times.
The fourth reason is that locusts are not enough to eat. It stands to reason that many things will break through their limits when people are cornered. Even if you don't want to eat, you will want to eat locusts to fill your stomach when you are at the end of your tether. Locusts migrate very fast, and the number of locusts that can be caught is limited. At this time, it is difficult for people to eat enough locusts.
Nowadays, in short videos, people always share the cooking techniques of cooking some pests, which is completely unworkable for ancient people. Because ancient people's thoughts are relatively closed, it is not at the same level as modern people's open mind.