The Research On Changes Of Tujia Food Culture

Through the research methods of history, ethnology and other disciplines to Cultural Change of Tujia toast diet for the study area, combing through historical documents, elaborated food culture Tujia chieftain region’s staple food change process; by conducting field surveys show the current status of the development of the Region of Tujia traditional food culture. In this article, based on the influence of diet culture of Tujia Tujia chieftain changes on regional population, environment and national psychologically caused.Before the Ming and Qing Chieftain, Chieftain of Tujia areas affected by natural conditions, coupled with the low level of production technology, agricultural production can not meet the needs of the local Tujia food. During this phase, millet occupy a major position in the diet of the Tujia. At the same time, the Tujia very dependent on natural diet. Fruit roots ivy, ferns and other plants growing mountain of Tujia diet is an important supplement. Ming and Qing Dynasties, with large-scale implementation of the central dynasty Chieftain in the region, as the representative of the American corn crop influx of Tujia area. High yield, suitable for mountain farming corn spread rapidly in the Tujia area and replace the staple millet status,after becoming Chieftain until modern times the most important crop in the region.While maize exhibited social role is not limited to the Tujia provides food to feed their families, others large numbers of people into the Tujia area created the possibility,and this is conducive to easing the mid-Qing traditional agricultural areas appear fierce contradiction between people. From millet to corn, which is the Tujia culture diet in the development of ancient changes.Rice in the Tujia area has enjoyed a high status. Rice really become dominant in number after the founding of New China, whereas before the rice diet high status in Tujia culture enjoyed more of a psychological status. Han dynasties as the center of the diet as a central national boundaries, and constantly boast for rice, in order to exaggerate the differences between itself and Tujia. Tujia rice love, one is affected bythe scarcity value, the other is under the influence of the central dynasty, his family,and actively absorb excellent culture. Tujia favorite from rice to rice as a staple food,has gone through imitation, absorption, integration of three stages. And this process is essentially Tujia society continues to open up, constantly absorbing his family,outstanding cultural achievements in the process. Tujia rice became a staple, it has gone through hundreds of years, and this process is becoming Tujia multivariate integral part of China.Modern industrialized society Tujia area, we continue to strengthen the degree of modernization, the traditional food culture and now.On behalf of the society to produce a fierce collision. Modern Tujia area, part of the national traditional food,Sisu gradually disappear. With entering the tourism industry, some of the traditional food has become a manifestation of Tujia ethnic characteristics for performances,merchandise. Tujia and also through these performances continue to strengthen their national identity.Changes to the impact of diet culture of Tujia areas are mainly concentrated in the population, ecology and national psychology in three aspects. Changes in diet culture of Tujia process both types of food changes, but also on the number of Changes. And diet diversification, and to protect the number of such Tujia area can accommodate more people. The growing population and provide a more adequate labor Tujia areas, and further promote the development of food culture. Food culture changes, especially into foreign crops, impact on the local ecological environment is bound. And a lot of influx of immigrants, large-scale land reclamation is changing the local ecological environment. Finally, the changes to the diet culture of Tujia Tujia ethnic consciousness, ethnic awareness, national identity had a certain impact.