Illustrate the artistic beauty of China's diet with examples.

People in China talk about eating, not just three meals a day, to quench their thirst and satisfy their hunger. Children should "eat" at the age of one, "eat" at the age of eighteen, and "eat" when they get married. When they reach their 60th birthday, they should stagger their celebrations. This kind of "eating" is a kind of physiological satisfaction on the surface, but in fact it expresses rich psychological connotation through eating this form.

In today's new era, people have not only pursued color, fragrance, taste and shape, but also paid attention to nutrition. In my opinion, China's food culture can be summed up in four words: essence, beauty, affection and courtesy. These four words reflect the unique cultural implications of food quality, aesthetic experience, emotional activities and social functions in the process of eating activities.

The essence is a summary of the inherent quality of China's food culture. The choice of ingredients, cooking, compatibility, and even the eating environment all reflect the word "essence".

Beauty embodies the aesthetic characteristics of food culture. This kind of beauty refers to the perfect unity of the form and content of China's food activities, and refers to the aesthetic pleasure and spiritual enjoyment it brings, especially the delicacy.

Love is a summary of the social and psychological functions of China's food culture. Eating and drinking is actually a medium of emotional communication between people and a unique social activity. When friends say goodbye, people are used to expressing farewell or welcome at the dinner table, and emotional turmoil is often calmed down by eating and drinking, which is the regulating effect of dietary activities on social psychology.

Ceremony refers to the etiquette of eating activities. China pays attention to "etiquette" in diet, which has a lot to do with our traditional culture. There is not a page in the Three Rites that does not mention the food and wine in the sacrifice. The direction of the dining table, the arrangement of equal spoons and the order of serving ... all reflect the "ceremony"