Acceptance and Dissemination of Betel Nut Culture in Ancient China
As an imported product,betel nut has played an important role in diet,medicine,taxation with a rich history and culture.Through literature review,it was found that during the Han and Three Kingdoms periods,betel nut was recorded as a"rare plant"in various Records of Exotic Items and was accepted gradually.During the Northern and Southern Dynasties,betel nut was a"luxury item"for aristocratic officials.In the Tang Dynasty,it was influenced by the Buddhist concept of equality and began to spread to the public and in the Song Dynasty,it gradually became an"ordinary item"for the common people.The reasons for betel nut being accepted and spread,and being used in wedding customs in Hainan,not only lies in its material culture itself,but also its significant role in important social etiquettes and literati's enthusiastic endorsement of betel nut with gentlemanly virtues and spir-itual cultural significance.
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