And eat, yi: exchange, zi, refers to children. It turned out that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Song was besieged by the State of Chu, and there was no food in the city. The people could not bear to eat their children who starved to death, but in order to survive, the two families exchanged their children for their own food. Later, it was used to describe the extremely miserable life of the victims.
Source: "Zuo Zhuan Gong Xuan Fifteen Years": "My gentleman told Yuan that he was ill, saying,' My city is easy to eat, and the bones are also analyzed'. Although the alliance under the city is based on the country, it cannot be followed."
Our people are so poor that they exchange their children's meat and use their children's bones as firewood, but we will never form an alliance at the gates. If we retreat 30 miles, we will all abide by it. "
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The phenomenon of cannibalism is well documented in China's history books, such as Ziyi Yi Shi, Eating Man, Historical Records, The Book of the New Tang Dynasty, Learning from Our Resources, Ming History and so on. From 205 BC to 1930, there were 1 18 cannibalism periods recorded in the official history of China, not including the records of unofficial history.
In ancient China, there was a saying that bipedal sheep were not sheep, but people who were eaten as food in bloody scenes, which was recorded in many places in ancient times. Especially in war-torn ancient times, people were in dire straits and had to cook and eat people. Refers to people who are eaten as food.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Easy to Eat