It turns out that the "foodie" from over two thousand years ago is just as good as this one, connecting the ancient and modern scenes. Except for a bite of foodie
The latest trend in the food industry is undoubtedly barbecue. If you travel back 2000 years, you will be surprised to find that the people of the Han Dynasty also loved barbecue. Xuzhou has such a batch of Han Dynasty stone reliefs, which clearly record the scene of "eating goods" strip the skewers in the Han Dynasty. Follow this episode of "Legend of Treasures" to experience this love that spans the ages.
Speaking of the recent "top tier" food industry
That must be barbecue
The plump and lean skewers are juicy and oily
Make people salivate
But it's not just us modern people who have been captured by skewers
Over 2000 years ago
People in the Han Dynasty have been fascinated by barbecue strip the skewers
This love can be said to have been "connected" throughout history and present
We can imagine such a scene
One sunny day, a Han Dynasty person held a banquet at home
Guests arrived gracefully in a carriage
In the kitchen, servants are slaughtering lambs for entertaining guests
The barbecue grill is grilling skewers of meat
The host and guests sit in the pavilion to enjoy delicious food
These speculations are not based on imagination
Barbecue, formerly known as "burnt grilling"
The earliest image records appeared on the portrait stones preserved from the Han Dynasty
This picture of a chef welcoming guests unearthed in Tongshan, Xuzhou
It clearly records the scene of strip the skewers, a "food eater" in the Han Dynasty
On the topmost part of this Han painted stone statue
One person holds a toilet bowl in their right hand, fanning to help with the fire
The left hand is flipping the skewers on the barbecue stove
Another person is boning and cutting meat on the chopping board
On the food rack above the head
Still hanging with animal leg meat, fish and other ingredients
The breath of life spanning thousands of years seems to come rushing towards us
In addition to Han painted stone statues, barbecue utensils unearthed in Xuzhou
This also confirms our ancestral love for barbecue
For example, this bronze oven from the early Western Han Dynasty
With a history of over 2100 years
And there is also this Eastern Han pottery unearthed from Tushan in Xuzhou
Design and modern barbecue stoves
It's exactly the same
Continue to savor the man on the tip of his tongue
We will find similar ingredients as well
There were many varieties of burnt meat during the Han Dynasty, among which beef and mutton were the highest quality
The great beauty of the sheep
The Han Dynasty stone carvings unearthed in Xuzhou reflect various angles
The local custom of eating sheep from ancient times to the present day
Alright, stop drooling and talk about the Han Dynasty portrait stone
Han Dynasty portrait stones were carved by people in the Han Dynasty
Stone carvings on tombs, coffins, ancestral halls, and Han pavilions
Known as the "epic of the Great Han Dynasty" on stones
Among them
There are realistic themes that depict home life and production work
There are also beautiful imaginations involving feathering and ascending to immortality, as well as auspicious deities and spirits
Xuzhou is one of the origins of Chinese Han Dynasty stone carvings
The quantity and category of Han portrait stones in the collection rank among the top in the country
Han Dynasty craftsmen used knives as pens and stones as paper
Leaving behind the imprints of life and romantic imagination from a thousand years ago
Over 2000 years have passed
The stone carvings are still vivid and vivid
Full of passion for life
Its unique charm has influenced generation after generation of Chinese people
Human fireworks, life is like boiling water
Whether it's barbecue or stone statues
This spans thousands of years and stretches endlessly
It is precisely our unwavering longing for a better life