Research Into Transition Of Food Science And Technology In Northern Pre-Qin Dynasty

Ancient dietary culture is a very important component of Chinese traditional culture. As the most active and most revolutionary factor in ancient dietary culture , Food Science Technology , playing on especial role on its central position, should be paid adequate and wide attentions. But, the development of Food Science Technology is extremely slow for it has been take into the research of dietary culture for long, some scholars have done some fragmentary or segmental researches on various aspects, but there haven't been a systematic history of Food Science Technology nowdays , even some basic problems faced in its researches are waiting for discussion argently . Pre-Qin days is a long history , During the days , structural frame of traditional Food Sci-Tech has been formed , which give the base for the development of traditional Food Sci-Tech and causes the important actions on the food Sci-Technological history. According to my professional knowledge in college , author analysed some basic problems among the researches into the history of Food Science Technology , in accordance with documentary information and historic sequence , chiefly with research methods of comparison , intercross and analysis-synthesis. Then author establishes structural frame of traditional Food Sci-Tech , clarifies conditions of Food Sci-Technological developments systematically during every age of Pre-Qin in North , depicts the transitions , analyzes main causes of transitions , summarizes and evaluates main characteristics of Food Sci-Technology during Pre-Qin. Part discussions as follows: Introduction —according to some basic problems in the research , Including : purpose of choosing the theme , Introduction of research actuality in the world, Approaches and methods about research ,Identification of basic concepts and study range , possible innovations. Food Science Technology of Ancient society The generation of agriculture , mastery of artificial method to obtain fire and invention of china are milestones , not only in history of Food Science Technology but also in human history , which were protruded in the discussions of dietary condition (before and after generation of agriculture) , manufacture technology (primary and second) ,storage(keep refreshing) etc. Food Science Technology of Three Dynasties Coming from this age , primary Food Science Technology(sauce theory , dietary theory etc knowledgeable system ),caused structure pattern of Food Science Technology to be perfected . This chapter analysed dietary conditions (dietary materials and levels) ,dietary theories , analytic manufacture (primary and secondary) and storage technologies of this stage in turn , then summed up the improvement of Food Science Technology and evaluated its effect. Food Science Technology of Spring-Autumn-Warring States Period Structure pattern of traditional Food Science Technology was probably formed in this stage. This chapter analysed dietary conditions (dietary materials and levels) , evaluated dietary theories , introduced and analysed manufacture technologies (primary and secondary) , storage(keep refreshing) technologies , summed up and evaluated Food Science Technology this times .at the same time , interpreted its frame of theory. Modern Reflections about Pre-Qin dynasty Food Science Technology As the summary , this part talked about transitional prime trend , transitional reasons and evaluated characteristics of Pre-Qin dynasty Food Science Technology , for grasping its regular and explaining the reasons in transition ,gaining a great deal of enlightenment to the people. According to the studies , author found that transitions of Food Sci-Technological history during Pre-Qin days has the common characteristic of that general things-from nothing to something , from fragment to system , from experience to theory , and also has its individual characteristics-chain effects and spontaneous effects .Main causes of transitions are social demands , governor's guide on policy and advances on substances , cultural communications and sci-technology. Food materials of that enlighten today's food workers with their characteristics: abundance , natural , distinction , sublimation to philosophy , availability , facility and low cost . Author swept away some basic problems among the researches into the history of Food Science Technology ; Article studies Food Sci-Technological history during Pre-Qin days more systematically , which completed the vulnerable spot of the study ; established structural frame of traditional Food Sci-Technological history will give benefical on methods and thinking of researchers on this ; excavated Pre-Qin Food Sci-Technological useful resources and had an important realistic significance for the improvement Food Sci-Technological nowdays.