Tofu is a delicacy that Chinese people love. According to the ancient book "Wuyuan", the history of tofu can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and its inventor is Liu An, the author of the famous "Huainanzi". Liu An was the legitimate uncle of Emperor Wu of Han and was knighted as the King of Huainan. He wanted to live forever, so he pondered alchemy all day. Liu An refined beans and water into soy milk when refining Dan, added plaster, and accidentally invented tofu.
Emperor
The inventor of tofu is Liu An, which is a widely accepted fact, in the legendary birthplace of tofu in Huainan, every year to hold the "Tofu Culture Festival". Liu An, a man with a bad reputation in ancient times, was forced to commit suicide because of the exposure of the conspiracy of rebellion. In ancient China, "conspiracy" was the first crime of the most heinous, and the tofu industry certainly could not honor a person who was unforgivable as the ancestor. In this context, Le Yi and Guan Yu are revered as the grandfathers of the tofu industry.
Liu An
Guan Yu's work with tofu is not recorded in any ancient books, but he is still revered as a grandmaster by the far-fetched practitioners of the tofu industry. This is like Guan Yu did not shave his head, but was said by Yi Zhongtian to be the grandfather of the barber industry. The barbering industry respects Guan Yu as the grandfather, and there is a very reasonable reason, that is, the people who cut hair are the same as Guan Diye, and they all use knives! When Yi Zhongtian described Guan Yu as the grandfather of the barber industry, he also said a very domineering barber industry couplet: "Sharpen the whiskers, ask the world's head a few points; and try to see how the old man's means are."
Easy in the sky
Guan Yu is revered as the grandfather of the tofu industry, which is also due to far-fetched legends. According to folklore, Guan Yu was bullied by a powerful bully in his hometown, and Guan Yu was angry and picked up a large knife and cut Haoqiang. Murder has been a felony in all dynasties, and Guan Yu can only embark on the road of escape. Guan Yu fled all the way, and the coils he brought with him had been used up. Guan Yu really had no choice but to go to a tofu factory as a helper, and Guan Yu was also revered as the grandfather of the tofu industry.
Guan yu
Whether Guan Yu sold tofu, this can not be verified, anyway, the legendary things, said That Guan Yu is the ancestor of tofu, Guan Yu is the ancestor of tofu, not also has to be. After the practitioners of the tofu industry were far-fetched, after worshipping Guan Yu as their grandfather, they gave birth to a pause: "Guan Yu sells tofu -- people are not hard." The legendary Guan Yu is indeed strong, holding a green dragon crescent knife, wenjiu beheading Huaxiong, slashing six generals after five levels, killing Yan Liang, and cursing Wen Ugly, it is indeed kung fu. As for the tofu is not hard, it also makes sense, although that thing is delicious, but it is really soft.
Yan Liang
The ancients said: "There are three sufferings in the world, punching boats and selling tofu." Tofu industry practitioners, in ancient times is a very hard industry. They are far-fetched to worship Guan Yu as a grandfather in order to put gold on the face of their own industry. This phenomenon exists in all walks of life, for example, in the early years of the author, I once learned to make mooncakes with a teacher, and Master told me that Zhuge Liang was the grandfather of the cake industry. Such a statement is certainly far-fetched, but it is quite interesting to spread the word of mouth.
Zhuge Liang
Thanks to the word of mouth of industry masters and apprentices, a unique ancestral culture in Chinese history has been formed. Due to the characteristics of the oral transmission of ancestral culture, there is a situation in which there are many ancestors in an industry. For example, Guan Yu is the grandfather of the barber industry, but Lu Dongbin is also revered as the grandfather of the barber industry. For example, Guan Yu is the grandfather of the tofu industry, and Le Yi is also the grandfather of the tofu industry.