Changes in Peoples Diet in China
中国人饮食的变化
The period of 1986—1990 saw great changes in the diet of the Chinese. Grain, which used to be the main food of most people in China, is now playing a less important role. On the other hand, the meat and fish has increased rapidly. The changes in diet can be accounted for by a number of factors. First, people are much wealthier than before. With higher income,they can afford to buy good foods. Another factor is that people have realized the importance of a balanced diet to their health. Lack of certain amount of meat or milk,for example, will result in poor health. Finally, owing to the eeonomic reform, meat, chicken, fish and milk, which were scarce in the past, are produced in large quantities. For all these reasons, what was formerly called "the basket of vegetables" has. To sum up, insignificant as those changes may seem, they are the signs of the improved economic condition in China. We believe that as long as the effort continuous in reform and opening to the outside world, there will be greater changes in people's diet in the future.
1986-1990年期间看到在中国人的饮食伟大的变化。粮食，过去是中国大多数人的主要食物，现在在发挥着重要作用。另一方面，肉类和鱼类迅速增长。饮食的变化可以由一系列因素来解释。首先，人们比以前更加富有。有了更高的收入，他们能买得起好的食物。另一个因素是，人们已经意识到平衡饮食对健康的重要性。例如，缺乏一定数量的肉类或牛奶会导致健康状况不佳。最后，由于经济改革，肉，鸡，鱼和牛奶，这在过去是稀缺的，是大批量生产。因为所有这些原因，以前被称为“菜篮子”的。总之，这些变化看起来微不足道，他们是中国经济状况改善的迹象。我们相信，只要改革开放，对外开放，人民的饮食在未来会有更大的变化。