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What is the cultural origin of food in China?

Farming culture is the root of grain culture in China. Farming culture aims at meeting people's most basic needs for survival (food, clothing, housing and transportation), and is represented by farming and reading. It lives in groups and cultivates intensively. Its inner spirit gave birth to the self-sufficient lifestyle, cultural tradition, agricultural policy thought and rural management system of the Chinese nation. , framed the way of life of the Chinese nation and shaped its own culture, that is, the emergence and development of farmers, agriculture and rural areas in China culture. The regional diversity, ethnic diversity, historical inheritance and local folklore formed in the development of farming culture not only endow China culture with important characteristics, but also are the important reasons for the continuation and timelessness of China's grain culture.