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Dining Culture
In 1955, Gao Yuan's tomb, the brother of the eunuch Gao Lishi of the Tang Dynasty, was excavated in Xi'an. In the mural of the tomb, there was a statue of the tomb owner sitting on a chair with his feet side by side on the ground. This is the standard after the mid-Tang Dynasty. Evidence of sitting with feet down. It can be said with certainty that in the Tang Dynasty, at least in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the Chinese had basically abandoned the way of sitting on the floor and finally completed a revolutionary change in sitting posture.
Dining Culture: 文字
Since the late Tang Dynasty, eclipses sitting around high chairs and large tables have become very common, and many paintings have provided reliable research clues. For example, the famous painting "Preparing a Banquet" depicts the towering palace's side court, with generous dining tables and stools, and the tables are full of tableware and food. Whether in the palace or folk. The changes in furniture have caused many changes in social life and directly affected diet changes.
Dining Culture: 文字
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