Song Meat Food Consumption

On the study of ancient economic history in China, the consumption is an important object of study, is one of the important link of realizing the social reproduction, and production, circulation, distribution, and other links are equally important. Ancient consumption problems, not only can understand consumption and social reproduction, including production, circulation, distribution, and the connection between the other link, correct understanding of consumer in the important role of social economy, and help to further understand the ancient productivity level and people’s living standards. Long-term since, Chinese historians have heavy production and consumption, the consumption problem. In recent years, the tendency obvious change, about ancient consumer research emerge in endlessly, research on song dynasty consumption also is such. Ancient Chinese agricultural production focus on food production, animal husbandry lags far behind the European countries. Under this background, the meat intake is of more significance for ancient Chinese. Link to the current status of Chinese meat consumption, the author will the meat consumption of song dynasty as the research object of this article.Two song period, with relative social stability and economic prosperity, trade prosperity and rapid development of commodity economy. Therefore, meat consumption in the proportion of poets in daily life consumption also increase gradually. In song dynasty, whether consumption of meat or meat consumption categories, are considerable, especially the palace noble, bureaucrats, and other rich literary intelligentsia and the society (such as the rich merchant, landlords, etc.), meat consumption is common, become their consumption is an important part of the diet. In addition, the poets in diet of meat, to eat the functions and applications of animal fat also have certain understanding. Huge consumer demand effectively stimulates the production of meat and supply. Cosmically breeding livestock song dynasty many areas, especially in the southern region the development of fish farming is most obvious, effectively promote the development of breeding technology, laid the foundation for song dynasty and the later development of aquaculture. It is important to note that poets in in the process of a large amount of consumption of meat, there are many potential safety hazard, prompted us to pay more attention to the song dynasty meat consumption safety and health issues. The song government often to intervention and guidance of meat consumption, has a certain influence on song dynasty’s meat consumption.Poets in meat consumption is widely involved in variety, Mr Wang Lihua "the animal food", this paper, the game and preserved, Zha such as after the finished or semi-finished products deep processing of meat, meat together with farm animals, all kinds of aquatic products, all in poets in the consumption of meat products category. Song dynasty breeding more common than the previous generation of meat products, variety is also quite a lot, including all kinds of poultry, livestock and meat. Especially in the fishery breeding is the most thriving, and accumulated lots of experience and technology, is one of the important symbol of song dynasty the breeding progress. Song dynasty increasingly rich meat processing style, including dried fish, meat, preserved, Zha, experience and so on. Supply form is varied, not only have all kinds of shops, including hawking phenomenon, greatly facilitate the song dynasty of meat consumption. The butcher and the role of transportation also nots allow to ignore, naturally in meat consumption in the song dynasty occupies an important position.Meat of song dynasty can be divided into land meat and aquatic products to two kinds of production, variety is very rich. To palace aristocrat, bureaucratic literati as the main body of the upper social life luxury, is the main part of the song dynasty of meat consumption, the consumption is great. And part of the literati and scholar-bureaucrat section Jane style, form bright contrast. Song dynasty many meat have medicinal value, is song dynasty diet and eat the good material. In addition, animal grease application also is meat consumption is an important part of the song dynasty, song dynasty is one of the important raw materials in some of the dishes. All of these promote the consumption of meat of song dynasty. In addition, the buddhist karma and the idea of karma, reincarnation, has represented by buddhist religion became one of the important factors that hinder the poets of meat consumption, and even a serious impediment to meat consumption in some areas. Vast in song dynasty, around the meat consumption situation is complicated. Overall, however, mainly has class character, regional and seasonal characteristics, and is the main characteristic of poets of meat consumption.Developed due to the scientific knowledge is not enough and the laws and regulations, and the influence of such factors as meat consumption in the song dynasty, still hidden many safe hidden trouble, mainly includes the consumption of meat and livestock of death, the merchant’s wrongdoing meat consumption from the song dynasty and song dynasty. In addition, the song dynasty there are many taboos in meat consumption issues, the ancients have noticed these problems, and points out its harm in meat consumption. These problems in the real world is still more common, is worth our using for reference and reflection.Because of government tax revenues, oxen, protect productivity need, the song government of meat consumption in a variety of interventions, and didn’t meat consumption has a certain influence. Moreover, some of the song government policy itself there is a contradiction, make the song dynasty meat consumption is large. Especially when BianShi rise, is an obvious border region. To ensure supplies, farmers were forced to kill cattle and make a hard choice between protecting oxen, government is in a dilemma.In short, the song dynasty the development of economy, the diet culture communication, coupled with the improvement of transportation, scope of song dynasty the development of meat production, consumption and number of extensions, play a positive role. Poets in the pursuit of a healthy diet, pay attention to meat nourishing function, attaches great importance to the harm caused by the meat taboos. But in terms of safety and hygiene of the meat consumption still exist many hidden dangers. In addition, religious, government policy and many other factors, have far-reaching influence on song dynasty’s meat consumption.