If modern -day people can learn Confucius' diet and understand how to preserve their own health through diet, they will not only benefit themselves, but can also assist others in prolonging their lives.

Liang Shiqiu's literary recording of recipes in 57 of his excellent essays not only expresses his emotions and feelings through "eating" but,more importantly,reflects his distinctive views on food featured by "humanism","local colors","folk-custom preferences",and "aestheticism",which are derived from his unusual life experiences.

There are a lot of poems concerning diet in The Book of Songs which objectively and truely reflect the dietary concept and cooking culture of the Chinese people.