What did biscuits and butterfly crisps look like in Xinjiang a thousand years ago?
The fourth issue of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Conference
Take a Tang Dynasty "dumpling" that traveled through thousands of years as a lead
Immersive scene restoration of Astana unearthed in Turpan, Xinjiang
A set of painted labor clay figurines
Live interpretation of Tang Dynasty women scooping grain and dustpan
Cheerful scenes of grinding, rolling noodles, and flapjacks
"Food for the people"
Tell for thousands of years
The labor wisdom of the life and production of ancient Chinese working people
It shows the cultural fusion of ancient Western regions and Central Plains cuisine
Praise the splendid civilization of China that we are proud of
Tang dynasty painted clay figurines of working women unearthed from Tomb No. 201 in Astana
In 1972, a group of working women's figurines were unearthed in Tomb No. 201 of the Astana Ancient Tomb Group in Turpan, Xinjiang, with a total of four clay figurines, 9.7 cm to 16 cm high, all of which were painted with clay sculptures. The owner of the tomb was the mother of Zhang Junxing, a wealthy family of Gaochang, who died in the fifth year of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (674 AD) and was buried five miles northwest of Gaochang City. Although it has lasted for thousands of years, thanks to the dry climate and special geographical environment of the Turpan region, this group of mud figurines has finally been completely preserved. Therefore, you can clearly see the whole process from grain to pancakes in the Tang Dynasty, which is full of a strong atmosphere of life.
The clay figurines are all female, with a high hair comb, white lead powder on the face, and dotted flowers on the forehead. She wears a narrow-sleeved shirt with a half-arm shirt and a long skirt on the floor.
The figurines depicting the images of working women and the details of production in groups are rare material materials for the study of ancient social life, sculpture art and food culture in Xinjiang.
Dumplings unearthed in the ancient tomb of Astana Profile picture
Grain scooping, grinding noodles, rolling noodles, flapjacks
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The ladies and sisters of the "Chinese Poetry Conference"
Get inspired by thousand-year-old artifacts unearthed from ancient tombs in Astana, Xinjiang
Immersive interpretation of the labor scenes of women in the Tang Dynasty
You see, the first step, scooping, pounding, shelling.
The Scoop Man is 13.5 centimeters tall and wears a light pale green long-sleeved shirt and a long skirt with colorful stripes that hang down her feet. Her head tilted slightly, and she held the stick in her hands, pounding the grain inside the stone mortar hard.
The second step is to sieve. When the wheat grains are drying, it is inevitable that some debris will be entered, so it should be sieved.
The Dustpan is 11 centimeters tall and wears a light green tunic with a V-neck and a long yellow skirt. She sat on her knees on the ground, holding a dustpan in her right hand and carefully removing debris from the grain with her left hand.
The third step, grinding. The wheat grains are milled and pulverized thoroughly.
The Grinder is 16 cm tall and wears a V-neck yellow and gray strip top and a long skirt with gray color strips on a white background. With her right hand, she rotates the millstone to grind the flour with the wooden millstone, while her left hand supports the upper millstone to add grain.
Step four, roll. The clay woman is rolling noodles with her head down, and this bowl of noodles is about to come out!
The Cake Roller is 8.3 cm tall, wearing an apricot yellow long-sleeved shirt and a light green long skirt, sitting on the floor. Her head was slightly tilted, a panel was placed on her legs, and although she looked tired, her hands were still rolling with a rolling pin, and there was a cake spoon next to her, and the cake was burning on the spoon, and the aroma of food seemed to rush.
One piece of bread is not enough?
Let's have a "snack"
Various fancy dim sum have been unearthed in the ancient tombs of Astana
Tang Dynasty "Sheniu" sister
He also introduced us to traditional pastries of the Tang Dynasty
It's a lot like the cookie and butterfly crisp we eat now
Let's take a look!
Even ancient pastries
It's also mouthwatering
These fancy snacks are made from flour
And it is kneaded or molded by hand
It is then baked
The shapes and types include plum blossom type, chrysanthemum type, and six-petal flower type
Or symmetrical four-petal flower shape, more delicately made
Various types of pasta unearthed from the ancient tombs of Astana
Unearthed in an Astana tomb
Dumplings, ravioli, noodle rolls and other pasta
It reproduces the dietary composition of the ancient ancestors of Xinjiang
Let's have an intuitive understanding of the pastry craft at that time
Dumplings 6 cm long and 2.3 cm wide.
It is a wheat noodle shaped like a crescent moon, with thin skin and filling inside, which is no different from today's dumplings. At that time, gyoza were called "water corner", "jiaozi" or "prison pill". As early as the Tang Dynasty, it has become a kind of pasta commonly eaten by the ancient residents of Xinjiang.
Wontons 3 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.
Wonton is a kind of cooked food with soup, generally made of very thin dough, shaped like ears, thin skin with filling inside, and the shape is clearly different from dumplings.
Dough roll length 16 cm.
Using wheat flour as raw material, the kneaded dough is rolled out, rolled into a cylindrical hollow, and fried in oil, similar to the current egg roll.
Mooncake diameter 6.5 cm.
It is made of wheat flour as raw material, molded and baked. It is rounded in shape and has a clear outline of the surface pattern. The center is a circle, consisting of two sets of joint beads.
In addition to these
In the ancient tombs of Astana in Turpan, Xinjiang more than 3,000 years ago
There are relatively primitive naan unearthed
Naan diameter 19.5 cm.
It is round in shape, broken into 12 pieces when excavated, earthy yellow, and has been dehydrated and dried. Its center is thin, the edges are thick, the center is stamped with a pattern, and the shape and production form are exactly the same as today's naan.
After watching Xinjiang cuisine from thousands of years ago
Are you hungry?
These artifacts are on display in the Xinjiang Museum
Users who want to visit remember to visit the day in advance
Make an appointment through the "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum" WeChat public account
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Source: Pomegranate Cloud/Xinjiang Daily Comprehensive
Editor: Dong Yinbo
Reviewed: Ge Jian
Supervising: Si Yuanxun Ma Yipei
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