Study On The Dietary Geography Of Gansu In The Qing Dynast

Gansu Province is located in the Northwest China’s hinterland,and its unique geographical environment has created a distinctive dietary life;while the Qing Dynasty was in the mature stage of dietary development in the historical period.There are obvious local characteristics in many aspects.This paper takes the area covered by the administrative map of Gansu Province as the research object,studies the changes and differences of people’s diet in this area in the Qing Dynasty,and discusses the cultural connotation expressed by the characteristic diet of Gansu Province.This paper explores the evolution of staple foods and their regional differences,the distribution and changes of dairy and meat areas dominated by ethnic minorities,the evolution of fruits and vegetables and their regional differences,the evolution of beverages and their regional differences,and finally discusses Gansu Province.The Cultural Connotation of Food Geography in Qing Dynasty.Through the sorting,integration and research of the literature,it is found that the changes and differences of staple foods and non-staple foods mainly depend on the influence of natural environment conditions on crop cultivation,and the popularity of different foods in a certain area is usually also affected by its social development level,ethnicity composition,religious beliefs and other factors.Dairy meat has different meanings for different groups,and the differences in the consumption of dairy meat within regions are mainly due to the differences in agricultural and animal husbandry production methods.The most important beverages are liquor and tea,and there are many other special beverages.The differences and changes of beverages are closely related to the distribution of raw materials required for beverage production,and are also related to beverage production technology and commercial trade,eating habits are closely related to social customs,which essentially reflect the adaptive behaviors people make to the living environment.The special diet is the most representative part of the regional diet.For the Gansu special diet,this article selects Lanzhou beef noodles,boiled pear and frozen pear,and Gaiwan tea to conduct case analysis from point to plane,from Lanzhou to Gansu and then to Northwest China is a progression of food culture from individuality to commonality,and it is also an uplift of the cultural circle.By analyzing the characteristic cultural connotation contained in the characteristic food,the characteristics of the regional food culture in Gansu are analyzed,that is,the food culture in Gansu is the most a notable feature is the integration of ethnic groups.Under the influence of the dual factors of history and geography,the characteristics of "agricultural and animal husbandry interlaced" in Gansu’s food culture have been formed,as well as the simple,rough,natural and thick style.On the whole,the diet of Gansu people in the Qing Dynasty was characterized by stability,diversity,integration,and regional characteristics.Under the limited historical development conditions,people,in order to survive and better survive,To constantly adapt to the living environment,that is,try to find things that can be applied to the diet as much as possible,so as to enrich the variety of diet;on the other hand,actively transform the living environment,and improve the quality of diet by improving cooking techniques and discovering cooking methods.quality.The purpose of the study on the dietary geography of Gansu is to analyze the temporal and spatial distribution,changes and differences of the diets of Gansu people in the Qing Dynasty,so as to reflect the interaction and changes of the relationship between people and land in this region during this period.Practice has also proved that in-depth research on dietary geography not only enriches the research content of dietary history,but also improves the research on historical geography,and the ultimate goal is to have positive significance for both.