2. North China food culture circle: North China food culture circle is the location of food culture with frequent and great changes in regional culture in history, and it is a grassland culture type with nomadism and animal husbandry as the main modes of production. Today, it mainly refers to the animal husbandry area centered on Inner Mongolia, including the neighboring three northeastern provinces, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, and there is a deep cultural intersection between the northeast and northwest regions.
3. Food culture circle in Northwest China: The food culture circle in Northwest China is mainly in Xinjiang, and also in the neighboring areas of Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet provinces. With a vast territory, sparsely populated and widely distributed ethnic minorities, the geographical diversity and cultural accumulation of Central Asia and the West are the main characteristics of the food culture in this area.
4. The food culture circle in the middle reaches of the Yellow River: the food culture circle in the middle reaches of Huangsa, which geographically includes areas with similar food culture styles in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia. It has always been the most prosperous food culture area in China. Residents in the middle reaches of the Yellow River are famous for being good at preparing and eating noodles and snacks, and Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces are the most representative.
5. Beijing-Tianjin food culture circle: Beijing-Tianjin food culture circle is centered on Tianjin and Beijing, including the surrounding areas on which its daily food life depends and which are directly influenced by its economy and culture.
6. Food culture circle in the lower reaches of the Yellow River: The food culture in the lower reaches of the Yellow River generally includes Shandong and parts of Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Anhui and Jiangsu, mainly relying on the present Shandong Province. In ancient times, the area east of Taihang Mountain was Shandong, which was once the seat of Qi and Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, so it was also called Qilu. This area belongs to Qilu cultural circle and has rich historical and cultural accumulation, so the food in this area has a strong cultural atmosphere. Shandong cuisine is the representative cuisine of the food culture circle in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
7. The food culture circle in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River: the food culture circle in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River generally includes most of Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. The terrain is dominated by hills, low mountains and plains, and rivers and lakes in the territory are intertwined; Located in the subtropical zone, it has climate resources with the same season of rain and heat and coordinated illumination, with four distinct seasons, warm and humid climate, the hottest, abundant rain and abundant products. The ancients often said: "The two lakes are ripe, and the world is sufficient", which shows that the richness of products in this area can affect the whole country.
8. Food culture circle in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River: The food culture circle in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River generally includes most areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shanghai, Jiangxi and other places on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The land here is fertile, and agriculture and shipping are particularly developed. Only one Grand Canal connects paradise-like cities such as Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and Hangzhou, which have been synonymous with beauty and wealth since ancient times. Take stock of the world's top ingredients and explore a rare feast. For more exciting content, please pay attention to WeChat public account: Kitchen Shadow Food. Rice, rape, pork, freshwater fish, shrimp and tea are the five dominant raw materials, and all kinds of eggs and seafood are also quite rich, and vegetables, fruits and vegetables are constantly available in all seasons.
9. Food culture circle in Southwest China: Historically, the food culture circle in Southwest China mainly includes Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan today. Throughout the history of civilization, this is an ecological area with a suitable climate and rich biology. Except for the agricultural developed areas such as Sichuan Basin, which developed earlier in history, most areas are alpine canyons, with closed areas and inconvenient transportation. The cultural ties between different regions are also very weak, and more than half of the ethnic minorities in China are located here. Due to uneven terrain, abnormal temperature, uneven production of foreign bodies and a large number of ethnic minorities, the diversity and singleness of dietary customs have been promoted.
10, Southeast Food Culture Circle: Southeast Food Culture Circle roughly includes Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, Qiong and parts of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guangxi, with Fujian and Guangdong as the center. The staple food in this area is rice, and the non-staple food is rich in fruits and vegetables, seafood and poultry.
1 1. Tibetan Plateau Food Culture Circle: Tibetan Plateau Food Culture Circle. Taking the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as the basic cultural area, that is, the whole of Xizang Autonomous Region today and some neighboring provinces or cultures close to Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan constitute the food cultural circle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
12. Vegetarian cultural circle: The reason why the vegetarian cultural circle was formed was that fierce political turmoil and large-scale wars were very frequent during the hundreds of years from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties; First of all, the general public are hungry. In fact, they have been in the standard vegetarian state of "vegetable food and water" for a long time. Secondly, the great prosperity and popularity of Buddhism make people whisper about this secular poverty and hardship; The third is the personal practice and vigorous advocacy of the upper class, including the royal family and nobles. Modern times exist in a few temples.