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Introduction
About History Museum

Prehistory
from 500,000 BC
from 2200 BC

Fundamental Period
from 221 BC
from 2 AD

Influence From the West
from 220 AD

Ultimate Shaping
from 960 AD

Involution
from 1368 AD


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About History Museum

No, this isn't scary. It's not really a long boring history lesson. This part of the site tells us about the development of chinese cuisine through the ages.

  • Prehistory

  • From homo-sapiens to the formation of China.

  • Fundamental Period

  • Agricultural development led China to the success in food production.

  • Influence from the West

  • As China expanded its boundary, other Western foods began to emerge into China.

  • Ultimate Shaping

  • Tea became more and more popular and various Central Asian foods were brought into China.

  • Involution

  • As China stepped into the 20th Century, there were several changes in its cuisine.

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    Quotes

    Cheng Chan-Pao, a Chinese philosopher wrote: Cutting stalks at noon time, Perspiration drips to the earth. Know you that your bowl of rice, Each grain from hardship comes?

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