Tradition of Food Reserve in China: Culturological Aspect

Abstract

The article discusses the food reserve culture of China. The origin and development of ancient agriculture gave birth to China's traditional food reserve culture, which in turn brought about China's cultural characteristics of restraint, manifested in three aspects: respecting nature and moral order, planned allocation and use of resources, and hard work. Due to the characteristics of grain, reserves became a national act and a strategic resource, which also became one of the fundamental elements of ancient Chinese warfare. In modern society, although productivity has been highly developed, the imprint of agricultural culture has been preserved. At the same time, against the backdrop of consumerism and developmentalism today, traditional culture and lifestyles have become spiritual resources for modern people to seek solace and establish new ideas