In fact, in addition to the word "foreign", there are also crops with the words "Hu" and "Fan", all of which are imported from foreign countries. In ancient China, the first large-scale foreign trade should be what Zhang Qian took out and brought back, and what he brought back was various, which later became China's main living needs. Cucumber was brought back by Zhang Qian when he was on a mission to the Western Regions, and it was renamed cucumber because Emperor Yang Di was afraid of conference semifinals. Flaxseed (sesame) was also brought back by Zhang Qian. So far, some people call sesame oil linseed oil. Pepper, walnut (walnut), kidney bean (broad bean), coriander (coriander) and garlic (garlic) are all due to the contribution of Zhang Qian, which brought China into contact with these crops.
Most of the crops of the above Hu generation were introduced from the western regions during the Tang Han period. Next, let's look at the word "Fan". Everyone is familiar with tomatoes, such as sweet potato (sweet potato), pumpkin (pumpkin), wheat (corn), pepper (pepper) and so on. These crops were introduced by "Fan Chuan" in ancient Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan and Ming Dynasties, so they were named "Fan He". Finally, there is the famous "foreign" word generation, that is, some crops introduced from America in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as potatoes, cabbage, onions and so on. So, some people are curious, what did China eat before the Han and Tang Dynasties and before these crops were introduced?
Yes, these familiar and common crops are imported from abroad. What did our ancient ancestors eat? If some vegetable crops are imported, local crops in China can be regarded as staple food, such as rice, wheat and millet, which are all local crops in China. Thus, we can see the importance of communication. What do you think of the above classification?