China's food culture: China's cooking utensils China's food culture has a long history, and its dishes and cooking methods are ever changing. Cuisine in different places has its own characteristics, and there are many kinds of cookware in past dynasties, which is an important part of China's food culture. From the first batch of tableware that appeared in the Neolithic Age more than 500,000 years ago to various tableware made of bronze, iron and ceramics invented in later dynasties, we can see the advent of different cooking techniques. This not only confirms the progress of China civilization, but also shows that there is a concomitant relationship between delicious food and beautiful scenery. Moreover, there is an old saying: "Good food is not as good as exquisite tableware", and good food should set off with exquisite tableware to achieve perfect effect. The study of food culture in China can be traced back to the middle and late Paleolithic period (about 600,000 years ago-6,543.8+0,000 years ago). During this period, people mainly lived by gathering and hunting, and food was not prepared. Later, people gradually learned to cook food with artificial fire, and gradually mastered the indirect barbecue technology with slate and stone as heat transfer cookers, and invented the method of boiling water, which greatly improved the quality of diet. In the Neolithic Age (about 1 10,000 years ago-4,000 years ago), the way to eat was generally to sit on the floor and eat around the fire. This period also witnessed the birth of planting, aquaculture and pottery making. The development of agriculture made the ancients settle down, which led to the requirements for containers and utensils and promoted the development of scouring boats. From the early simple boiler to the later use of cookware such as pots, pots and retort, it reflects that the cooking method of boiling and steaming has come out at that time; The increasingly exquisite pottery tableware reflects the ancient people's pursuit and attention to exquisite utensils. By the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (about 2 1 century BC-22 1 century BC), the tone and pattern of China's diet life had been initially laid, and the dietary structure and main and non-staple food system of fruits, meat and vegetables had been formed, and the dietary etiquette was gradually improved, which also led to the discussion of cooking theory and diet health. During this period, two oldest food lists appeared in China, including the "Eight Treasures" of the Zhou Dynasty and a table of food and wine listed in "Songs of the South Evocation" of the Warring States Period. This period was the heyday of bronze culture in China, and a large number of bronzes were unearthed in archaeological excavations, among which bronze wine vessels were the most representative objects in Shang Dynasty. Ding and Gui are the most popular objects in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which have heavy style, mystery and hideous beauty in complicated ornamentation, which is completely different from the exquisite, lively and fresh lacquer wood in the Warring States Period. During the Qin and Han Dynasties (22 BC1-220 BC), the country was unified and strong, and agriculture was developed. The opening of the Silk Road in Han Dynasty promoted the communication between China and foreign countries, and the invention of greenhouse planting technology greatly enriched China's diet. Iron pots were used in Han dynasty. Common foods include daily utensils such as kettles, retort, bowls, plates, cups, pots, boxes and cans, as well as ovens for kebabs, steamers for steaming food, cups for drinking tea and exotic silverware and glassware. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties (220-58 1), the porcelain industry developed rapidly and high-quality celadon appeared. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Song and Yuan Dynasties and the Ming and Qing Dynasties (581-1911), with the development of land and water transportation and trade, a large number of cities sprang up, and restaurants and restaurants developed with the prosperity of the market, which promoted the frequent exchange of food culture among ethnic groups in China and produced a large number of diversified delicacies. The appearance and popularization of high-type furniture has also changed the living custom of eating on the floor in China since ancient times. People sit around and eat together to replace the traditional one-person sharing system. In the development of tableware, porcelain has gradually become the most common tableware. In addition to mass production, it is also sold at home and abroad, and its quality and manufacturing technology are becoming more and more exquisite. During this period, the classification of utensils became more and more detailed, tea sets and wine utensils were separated from traditional utensils, and bottle-type practical utensils gradually developed into exquisite furnishings; Among the common utensils, bowls, plates, bottles and pots have the most changes.