What staple food did people eat in the Xia Dynasty?

According to legend, Yao and Shun period Flood Dayu was ordered to control floods Travel all over Kyushu Lasted 13 years Managed countless rivers Finally succeeded in water control Archaeological discoveries at the beginning of this century Gongxu of the Western Zhou Dynasty is the earliest document recording Dayu. Shangshu Destiny and Husband's Land Follow the mountains and rivers However With the population size and technological capabilities of 4000 years ago, Could Dayu follow the mountains and rivers on a large scale? and dredging the great rivers of Kyushu Obviously suspicious Click to subscribe to Aiguan History Love to the depths Add a follow The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history There has always been a veil of mystery surrounding him for his discovery We also did this after the oracle bone inscriptions were unearthed. Discovered through research on the Shang Dynasty Therefore, did the Xia Dynasty exist? has always been a controversial issue Until the ruins were discovered Through extensive research by historians Only then did we finally confirm the existence of Xia Dynasty The Xia Dynasty was on the ruins of the primitive social system established Although the Xia Dynasty was the first country But his system is still relatively complete. They are dominated by hereditary systems in the succession of national rule Not only did they keep their dominant surname It also strengthened the blood surname related to itself. and transfer the rights to the land and administration of the country Delegate it to your relatives It can be said that it is a situation of strong alliance. At the same time, Xia Dynasty also has its own exclusive management system Establish King Xia as ruler He was the center and pillar of power in the Xia Dynasty Establish a policy This is the general name for the officials in charge of specific affairs of the Xia Dynasty. The Taishi Order was also established To supervise the king’s words and deeds and provide guidance It can be seen that although the Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty But the method of self-governance is maintained very well These It can also be seen from the cultural relics unearthed from the ruins Ruins discovered in Henan I found a lot in it Cultural relics with high cognitive value At the same time, rice was found inside Wheat oysters and rice You need to know about the food in ancient times We all generally think that it is vegetarian But rice appears in the cultural relics of the Xia Dynasty But the Xia Dynasty was mainly in Henan Although Henan occupies an advantageous location But the climate conditions are not suitable for growing rice The local climate in Henan is dry There is no water in the fields Only suitable for growing dry field crops But in the distant Xia Dynasty Rice actually appeared Could it be that thousands of years ago? Henan can also have fragrant rice flowers so It has to remind us of Dayu’s flood control You must know that farmers depend on the sky for food As long as there is water Crops will be vigorous The most likely possibility is that Dayu controlled the floods. changed water power Hence the emergence of rice Flood control becomes an important area According to legend, there was a sudden flood at that time The water covers the mountains covered with hills Sweeping people's homes Leading to people's poverty homeless Emperor Shun wanted to recruit talents to control the floods I learned that Dayu was an ambitious man smart and intelligent person So he entrusted him with water control Dayu did indeed live up to his great trust. It took several years to finally control the flood. And a story at that time It also made people admire Dayu more. Legend has it that when flood control began He just got married One day he passed by his house on the way to water control. I heard a child crying inside He knows this is his wife and his child But he has never seen it once He wants to go in and have a look But looking at the floods all over the sky He still embarked on the road of water control Even in the face of public persuasion, he did not enter the house. According to legend, before Dayu controlled the floods, Dayu's father also participated in flood control The method used is to cover the soil with water But this method did not play a big role after his failure Dayu just took over the baton Until Dayu controlled the floods He observed the terrain According to terrain conditions He no longer chooses to block the water Instead, he chose to guide water That is, the diversion path change the direction of water Let the accumulated river water extend in all directions Gather into the sea No more staying in the fields What is the main food of the ancestors of Erlitou? 20 kilometers east of Luoyang on the small plain between Ilo Erlitou ruins, suspected to be the capital of the Xia Dynasty, are located here. There are many remains unearthed from the site once shocked the world But what is less known is that One of the less surprising discoveries But it may reveal the truth about Dayu's flood control According to traditional understanding In ancient times, the Central Plains was dominated by millet and Shu. Therefore, it was assumed that the ancestors of Erlitou used this as their staple food. However, more in-depth research has rewritten the perception The staple food of Erlitou people is rice. After thousands of years of washing Food buried underground is often carbonized mixed with mud Modern scholars use the flotation method to find The soil samples to be collected are placed in water and stirred Because carbonized grain is lighter will float on the water In this way, carbonized grain particles can be collected Do you know what the ancients ate? The Erlitou excavation report from 1999 to 2006 shows The amount of rice is half the amount of corn The quantity of potato, beans and wheat is very small Rice quantity is small A lot of corn Therefore, it was once considered to be evidence that the Xia Dynasty collected tributes. That is, the shortcomings of growing rice in the south Tributed rice to the Xia Dynasty However in 2019 Scholars counted 277 samples from various periods of Erlitou Calculated in grain particles 14,768 grains of rice 13,883 grains of millet 2,248 capsules have to be aware of is The average thousand-kernel weight of corn is generally two grams The average thousand-kernel weight of rice is generally 16-34 grams. same quantity The weight of the latter is 8-17 times that of the former obvious The main staple food in Erlitou is rice. Rather than the traditional knowledge of millet Rice was commonly grown in Henan in ancient times If rice is not the staple food Then it can also be explained by paying tribute. But since rice is the staple food Then it can only be self-produced therefore Nowadays, rice is rarely grown in the Luoyang area. 3,500 years ago, the fragrance of rice flowers may have been everywhere More importantly Follow the exploration of ancient ancestors’ food issues Scholars have made a series of major discoveries Xinmi Xinzhai ruins in Henan are 4,000 to 3900 years old Considered to be the capital of Xia Qi or the early capital of Xia Dynasty in Cultural elements with strong Dongyi style have been unearthed Suspected evidence of descendant Dai Xia or Taikang Shiguo Archaeological experts have made additional selections on the Xinzhai site Among them, the number of rice grains accounts for 5437% Obviously it’s also a staple food The following picture shows the location of the Xinzhai ruins There are many rivers around Water conservancy conditions are relatively good But in Yuzhuang, Ye County, Haojiatai, Yancheng During the study of the Wadian and other sites in the Longshan-to-Xia belt of Yuzhou It was found that rice and corn coexist as staple food For example, the distinctive Haojiatai ruins in Yancheng Some rely on rice as the staple food Some use corn as the staple food Lan Wanli of Henan Archaeological Research Institute pointed out During the Longshan to Erlitou period Agriculture in Henan is still mainly based on millets and potatoes. But rice has become quite popular The traditional agricultural pattern of grains has been formed Although rice has a long history However, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, production was still insufficient. Not everyone can afford a bowl of white rice But eating a bowl of rice doesn't mean you are a noble. The nobles will first select rice with good looks and figure. Soak and wash with warm water afterwards Rinse with cold water and rub Until the rice turns white plus chopped vegetables A high-end staple food was born Later, in the late Southern Dynasties Rice planting area increases Only ordinary people can afford it Southerners like to eat rice Northerners love to eat noodles Wheat is also one of the most important staple foods in modern life different from rice Maizi is an outsider Mesopotamia It is the first area in the world to cultivate wheat. Some scholars expressed Wheat was produced before the Xia Dynasty Through the Silk Road as yet unplanned introduced into our country Among the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from Yin Ruins in my country It has been recorded that Shimai has been sued "I Come" in Zhou Ode in the Book of Songs The plan comes with the intention of wheat Since then, wheat has gradually been grown on a large scale Zuo Zhuan also recorded such a story Jinggong had a nightmare when he was ill After waking up, he summoned the wizard The wizard predicted that he would not be able to eat new wheat It’s wheat harvest time for the second year Duke Jing of Jin ordered people to offer new wheat And accused the wizard of deceiving the public with his lies put him to death However, before Jin Jinggong was about to eat, he felt abdominal distension Go to the toilet Unfortunately, he fell into a manure pit and died. When wheat first appeared Due to limited processing means People can't eat steamed buns and noodles According to research, Chinese noodles originated in the Han Dynasty It has a history of more than 2,000 years During the Eastern Han Dynasty, wheat flour noodles already took shape. At that time, all pasta was called cakes Because it needs to be cooked in soup That’s why it’s also called soup cake Early soup cakes were flaky Later it gradually evolved into a strip shape Noodle It has basically taken shape in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Vegetables and beans were also one of the important food crops in ancient times. Warring States Period Soybeans begin to replace rats Become one of the synonyms of food In the Sui and Tang Dynasties There are still people who use soybeans as their staple food This is also a sign of poor family background People will control the dosage based on their own experience Otherwise, it will be caused by overeating Causes abdominal pain and indigestion Even a poisoning reaction The history of rice promotion in the ancient Central Plains is roughly After rice was introduced to Henan, The ancestors of Longshan first lived in the wetland Small-scale planting on the edge of swamps By the time of Dayu Start large-scale renovation Naturally Dayu controlled the floods Then plant rice on a large scale Feed more people As a result, the strength of Dayu's tribe rapidly increased Far surpassing the tribes dominated by Han people such as Mi Mi Since then the Xia Dynasty was established More importantly The ancient Liangzhu Kingdom in Zhejiang was more than 1,000 years older than Dayu Large-scale water conservancy projects were built in the periphery Serving rice cultivation It shows that Dayu is also capable of doing this But the Great Flood in Kyushu was controlled as recorded in history books Even the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties found it difficult to do this So it’s really unrealistic