A Study On Alien Food Of Tang And Yuan Dynasties And The Impact On Huaxia Culture

The culture exchange between China and foreign countries has a long history, and asan important part of it, food exchange is particularly significant. This article focuses oncomparative analysis of Tang and Yuan dynasties’ alien food, and discussing the catalogand the impact for Huaxia culture.The article gives a systemic discussion of the exchange in food culture betweenChina and foreign countries in two aspects: alien food and drinks. Then analyze thedifferences between two dynasties, and summarize how Huaxia people absorb alien foodculture at the same time. At last, summarizing the influence of the food culture betweenChina and foreign countries, and the significance for today.