Generally speaking, the food crops in Shang and Zhou Dynasties were still the staple food in the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, but the proportion changed. For example, millet was often mentioned in the literature of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and more attention was paid to it in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

non-staple food or stuffs

Due to the development of animal husbandry, gardening, aquaculture and fishery in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, the non-staple food in this period is also very rich and diverse.

Meat food

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, animal husbandry was quite developed. At that time, "six animals" meant horses, cows, sheep, chickens, dogs and pigs. Cattle and horses are mainly used as power for farming and transportation, and meat mainly depends on small livestock such as pigs, sheep, chickens and dogs.