| The history of planting flowers is more than seven thousands years in China. From of old, people had been using flowers for decorating apartments and edify their tempermament, because of the beautiful appearance and the aromatic scent. Besides view and admire, there is an important use of flowers—eating.Maybe someone will think that eating flowers is a tide which rised along with the emergence of the conception of "advocating green and returning nature" at the end of last century. In fact, eating flowers had been in existence in ancient China, to some extent, we can say that eating flowers is going with the development of human. Making use of flowers ceme through a course from practicality to view and admire.By studying the complexion of eating flowers in every historical phase of China, the paper introduces the emergence, development, maturity and perfection of the dietary of flowers; makes out the characteristic of the dietary of flowers and the causation which bring eating flowers; expounds detailedly the process and efficacy in health protection of flower food and drink, at the same time, analyses the scientific elements of the dietary of flowers. At last thesis discusses the practical value of researchs on the dietary of flowers in ancient China,which will help us to empolder new foods and facilitate the health of human.By doing some serious analyzing, the easy considers that the dietary of flowers in ancient China got along with the production and living of human, which is the outcome of a series of material and cultural elements; some of the technics and the knowledge of the dietary of flowers in ancient China are scientific. All above mentioned can be absorbed and used for reference in developing new foods and new teconologies today. |
