Gastrographism in Contemporary China: From a Literary Pastime to a Professional Activity

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Dai Aiqun did not hesitate to denounce fashions that had no future, such as molecular cuisine, or the eccentric findings of a so-called creative cuisine.

“He did not hesitate to denounce fashions that had no future, such as molecular cuisine, or the eccentric findings of a so-called creative cuisine.”

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Dai Aiqun sees himself as a gongzuo de meishijia (professional gastronome), a role he does not particularly like and that consists of arguing about nutrition, famine, or cooking techniques, interacting with cooks and restaurant owners, and speaking authoritatively in the media about the whims of ever-changing food fashions.

“On the one hand, he is a”

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Dai Aiqun boldly asserts his status as a meishijia in his 2013 book Chun jiu qiu song.

“In contrast, the journalist Dai Aiqun, born in 1967 in Beijing, boldly asserts his status as a meishijia in his 2013 book Chun jiu qiu song (春韭秋菘 Spring chive, autumn cabbage), whose title was drawn from a classic quotation referring to the freshness of vegetables.12”

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Dai Aiqun cannot do otherwise than the professional gastronome role because he has to make a living.

“However much he may dislike these activities, he cannot do other wise because he has to make a living.”

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Che Qianzi concludes that the activity of a meishijia has nothing to do with day-to-day eating or sustenance; to be a meishijia is to let pure sensuality arise in oneself.

“Having been provoked by the book to ponder the meaning of meishijia, Che Qianzi concludes that the activity of a meishijia has nothing to do with day-to-day eating or sustenance; to be a meishijia is to let pure sensuality arise in oneself.”

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For Lu Wenfu, the designation of meishijia applies primarily to a connoisseur of good food who knows the art of appreciating tastes.

“For Lu Wenfu, the designation of meishijia applies primarily to a connoisseur of good food who knows the art of appreciating tastes.”

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Wang Lang approves of Dai Aiqun's restraint.

“In this regard, Wang Lang approves of Dai Aiqun's restraint.”

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Having failed to find a job in the city, Li Ziqi returned to the countryside to take care of her sick grandmother, where she successfully developed her digital cooking business.

“Having failed to find a job in the city, she returned to the countryside to take care of her sick grand mother, where she successfully developed her digital cooking business.”

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Dai Aiqun feels indebted to his masters in gastronomic writing, including scholars such as Liang Shiqiu, Wang Zengqi, and others.

“And yet, he also feels indebted to his masters in gastronomic writing, including scholars such as Liang Shiqiu, Wang Zengqi, and others whom he thanks for the inspiration they have given him.”

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With the growth of the middle class, contemporary food lovers often possess relatively deep pockets, can count on friends' support, and are willing to share the best tables.

“And with the growth of the middle class, con temporary food lovers often possess relatively deep pockets, can count on friends' support, and are willing to share the best tables.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The growth of the middle class means that contemporary food lovers often possess relatively deep pockets, can count on friends' support, and are willing to share the best tables.

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In Lu Wenfu's novel, the meishijia Zhu Ziye was depicted as a greedy glutton who could satisfy his vices thanks to his financial means.

“the meishijia Zhu Ziye was depicted as a greedy glutton who could satisfy his vices as much as pos si ble, thanks to his financial means.”

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Li Ziqi has the most subscribers for a Chinese-language channel on YouTube: 14.1 million according to the last count of January 2021, for which she earned a Guinness World Record.

“Li Ziqi, the young and beautiful blogger born in 1990, has the most subscribers for a Chinese-language channel on YouTube: 14.1 million according to the last count of January 2021, for which she earned a Guinness World Rec ord.”

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For Dai Aiqun, meishijia could be construed in two ways, both of which applied to his situation but nonetheless existed in tension with each other.

“For Dai Aiqun, meishijia could be construed in two ways, both of which applied to his situation but nonetheless existed in tension with each other.”

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Zhou Huacheng's book evokes the foods and plants grown without fertilizers or pesticides in his home village.

“in which he evokes the foods and plants grown without fertilizers or pesticides in his home village that he had left to work in the city.”

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According to Wang Lang, what distinguishes actual food critics such as Dai Aiqun from the average opinionated food eater is their ability to express themselves frankly, but always in a civil or polite manner, backed by precise knowledge of the nature of ingredients and foods and mastery of specific culinary techniques.

“But according to Wang Lang, what distinguishes actual food critics such as Dai Aiqun from the average opinionated food eater is their ability to express themselves frankly, but always in a civil or polite manner, backed by precise knowledge of the nature of ingredients and foods and mastery of specific culinary techniques.”

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Shen Hongfei and Che Qianzi do not accept the title of meishijia and instead prefer to claim the status of sensitive gourmands able to express their feelings on food matters through texts.

“Thus, they do not accept the title of meishijia and instead prefer to claim the status of sensitive gourmands able to express their feelings on food matters through texts.”

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By the end of Lu Wenfu's novel, Zhu Ziye becomes a real professor of gastronomy appreciated for his lectures and advice on culinary matters, from which he gains financial profit.

“By the end of the novel, he becomes a real professor of gastronomy appreciated for his lectures and advice on culinary matters, from which he even manages to gain some financial profit!”

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The illness of a family member is presented as a determining factor in the decision to return to live in their village of origin for both Li Ziqi and Dianxi Xiaoge.

“Note that the illness of a family member is presented as a determining factor in the decision to return to live in their village of origin for the two bloggers.”

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Wang Lang wrote the preface to Dai Aiqun's Chun jiu qiu song.

“Wang Lang, the son, wrote the preface to Dai Aiqun's Chun jiu qiu song.”

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The Michelin Guide was first published in 2017 for Shanghai and entered the Chinese marketplace, although it was not initially accepted by Chinese gastronomic cognoscenti.

“Gastronomic guides such as the Michelin Guide, which was first published in 2017 for Shanghai, have also entered the Chinese marketplace, although it was not initially accepted by the Chinese gastronomic cognoscenti.”

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Dianxi Xiaoge has become famous thanks to her cooking videos, which are very popular and followed by more than eight million subscribers.

“Dianxi Xiaoge too has become famous thanks to her cooking videos, which are also very popular and are followed by more than eight million subscribers.”

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Zhong Shuhe's claim that he has never read a single recipe book has been adopted by other authors who also seek to cast themselves as knowledgeable tasters, unburdened by the technicalities of cooking itself.

“Zhong Shuhe's claim that he has never read a single recipe book has been adopted by other authors who also seek to cast themselves as knowledgeable tasters, unburdened by the technicalities of cooking itself.”

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Dai Aiqun also sees himself as a sheng huo de meishijia (gastronome of life), a role he loves because it was not imposed on him.

“On the other hand, he also sees himself as a”

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The period between 1983 and 1993 witnessed a revival of culinary activities and the publication of specialty guidebooks as new professional cooks were trained, educated, and given confidence about the value of their work.

“The period between 1983 and 1993 witnessed a revival of culinary activities and the publication of specialty guidebooks and the like as new professional cooks were trained, educated, and given confidence about the value of their work.”

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Zhu Ziye can show knowledge of tastes formed by accumulating eating experiences.

“The inveterate, greedy Zhu Ziye claims another skill than the mere expertise provided by food science: he can show knowledge of tastes formed by accumulating eating experiences.”

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Dai Aiqun became a freelance food writer, thanks to connections he cultivated within the restaurant industry and media circles, and succeeded in earning a living through his publications and appearances on television shows.

“He became a freelance food writer, thanks to the connections he cultivated within the restaurant industry and media circles, and succeeded in earning a living through his publications and appearances on television shows.”

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Dai Aiqun insists that he always enjoys good food without preconceived ideas, masks, and orders from above or any other affiliation.

“Dai Aiqun insists that he always enjoys good food without preconceived ideas, masks, and orders from above or any other affiliation.”

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Since 2017, Li Ziqi's content has focused almost exclusively on creating dishes from essential ingredients and traditional tools using Chinese cooking techniques.

“since 2017 her content has focused almost exclusively on creating dishes from essential ingredients and traditional tools using Chinese cooking techniques.”

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To introduce Dai Aiqun's book, Wang Lang sketches Dai's biography: Dai was a deserving man who, after much toil and various ups and downs, finally obtained the means to earn a living by writing about food.

“To introduce Dai's book, Wang sketches Dai's biography: Dai was a deserving man who, after much toil and vari ous ups and downs, fi nally obtained the means to earn a living by writing about food.”

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Zhong Shuhe concluded his preface by saying that he himself was fei-meishijia, knew nothing about actual cookery, and had never opened a cookbook.

“Nevertheless, Zhong concluded his preface by saying that he himself was fei-meishijia (非美食家 not a meishijia), knew nothing about actual cookery, and had never opened a cookbook.”

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Shu Qiao's rejection of the title meishijia does not prevent her from appreciating oysters and champagne, nor does it prevent her critics from calling out her consumption of food luxuries.

“Her rejection of the title meishijia-both as a personal identifier and as a profession-does not prevent her from appreciating oysters and champagne, nor does it prevent her critics from calling out her consumption of the food luxuries enjoyed by China's golden youth.”

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Li Ziqi has imitators, one of whom is Dianxi Xiaoge, a former police officer who returned to her village in Yunnan Province when her father became ill.

“One of them, the young Dianxi Xiaoge, was a police officer who returned to her village in Yunnan Province when her father became ill.”

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Wang Lang is a food writer and son of the respected novelist Wang Zengqi, who wrote essays on food and had known Dai Aiqun for about ten years.

“Wang Lang, born in 1951 in Beijing, is a food writer and son of the respected novelist Wang Zengqi, who wrote essays on food and had known Dai for about ten years.”

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Zhou Huacheng rejects the label of meishijia because his book is not about fine food but about the simple foods of the countryside.

“He too rejects the label of meishijia, since his book is not about fine food but about the simple foods of the countryside.”

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To be a meishijia is to embody a kind of desire that only comes after having eaten one's fill.

“To be a meishijia is to embody a kind of desire that only comes after having eaten one's fill.”

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Judging by numerous publications on chi that appeared in China after 1980, especially from the 1990s onward, the elite aesthetes of yesteryear who praised refined cuisine without any ulterior motive or career plan did not disappear.

“Judging by the numerous publications on chi (吃 eating) that appeared in China after 1980, especially from the 1990s onward, the elite aesthetes of yesteryear who praised refined cuisine without any ulterior motive or career plan did not dis appear.”

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Wang Lang demarcates Dai Aiqun's work as a professional food critic from those engaged in gastronomy as a literary pursuit.

“Wang Lang nonetheless demarcates Dai's work as a professional food critic from those engaged in gastronomy as a literary pursuit.”

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In her book, Shu Qiao condemns meishijia for their eccentricity and gluttony, explaining that they no longer fit in with the times.

“she condemns meishijia for their eccentricity and gluttony, explaining that they no longer fit in with the times.”

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Zhu Ziye is a low-class heir, the son of a Shanghai trader who made his fortune in real estate.

“Zhu Ziye is certainly an heir but a low-class heir.He is the son of a Shanghai trader who made his fortune in real estate.”

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A professional food critic needs to know the history of Chinese and foreign cuisines.

“A professional food critic needs to know the history of Chinese and foreign cuisines.”

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With the suffix -jia, Lu Wenfu transformed meishizhe into a real food scholar or food professional, literally deserving the title expert in gastronomy.

“Thus, with this suffix, Lu Wenfu transforms the simple meishizhe (美食者 connoisseur of fine food) into a real”

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The term meishijia was unknown before Lu Wenfu's 1983 novel; Chinese dictionaries' etymologies refer to the novel, indicating the term did not exist before 1983.

“the term meishijia was heretofore unknown, as the well-known professor of aesthetics and literary criticism, Zhao Xianzhang, points out. 5 In today's Chinese dictionaries, etymologies refer to the novel of Lu Wenfu, indicating that the term did not exist before 1983.”

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This is a reflection of a new fashion, more or less ecological, aiming to showcase some traditions of ordinary Chinese life and addressed to the youngest members of the newly emerging Chinese middle class, convinced that Gaia can be saved.

“This is indeed the reflection of a new fashion, more or less ecological, aiming to showcase some traditions of ordinary Chinese life and addressed to the youngest members of the newly emerging Chinese middle class, convinced that Gaia can be saved.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The writers and bloggers discussed are representative of broader generational and cultural shifts in Chinese food culture.

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Within the digital landscape, the growth and prominence of food bloggers is of special note.

“Within this digital landscape, the growth and prominence of food bloggers is of special note.”

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During the Maoist period, food loving and even speaking of food were considered sins, because eating was deemed as purely technical means for maintaining one's ability to work in the service of communism.

“During the Maoist period, food loving and even speaking of food were considered sins, because eating was deemed as purely technical means for maintaining one's ability to work in the service of communism.”

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The application of the term meishijia to Zhu Ziye is somewhat ambiguous.

“However, this application of the term meishijia to Zhu Ziye is somewhat ambiguous.”

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Even if Dai Aiqun's writing was less affected by such stylistic concerns, he was still bound by professional ethics, that is, to be honest and to provide measured judgments while avoiding sycophancy toward certain known specialists.

“Even if Dai Aiqun's writing was less affected by such stylistic concerns, he was still bound by professional ethics, that is, to be honest and to provide measured judgments while avoiding sycophancy toward certain known specialists.”

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The threshold to enter the profession of food critic is very low, because anyone can tell if a dish is good or not.

“The threshold to enter this profession is very low, because anyone can tell if a dish is good or not.”

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Zhongguo pengren was officially defined at the time as art, culture, and science according to a new recurring motto, and was the subject of a government policy aimed at rehabilitating a sector that had suffered greatly.

“Zhongguo pengren (中國烹飪 Chinese cuisine), officially defined at the time as”

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Shu Qiao, born in 1980, can be seen as representative of her generation.

“Shu Qiao, who was born in 1980 and can be seen as representative of her generation.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The writers and bloggers discussed are representative of broader generational and cultural shifts in Chinese food culture.

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This new conception of the food lover and gourmand separates Zhu Ziye from his predecessors, talented writers belonging to the upper class of society.

“This new conception of the food lover and gourmand separates the hero of Lu Wenfu's novel from his predecessors, that is, talented writers belonging to the upper class of society.”

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The debate on the meaning of meishijia is built on a difference of generations, times, and social classes.

“The debate on the meaning of meishijia, and its attendant complexities of identification, is built on a difference of generations, times, and social classes.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The writers and bloggers discussed are representative of broader generational and cultural shifts in Chinese food culture.

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Against the backdrop of economic reform, Zhu Ziye epitomizes the term meishijia.

“Against the backdrop of economic reform, Zhu Ziye, the anti-hero and as gourmand as ever, epitomizes the term meishijia.”

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The merit of Dai Aiqun is to have tried to reconcile these two forms of activity by claiming that he is two kinds of meishijia at the same time.

“The merit of Dai Aiqun is to have tried to reconcile these two forms of activity by claiming that he is two kinds of meishijia at the same time.”

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The creation of the China Commercial Publishing House in July 1980 helped usher in new perspectives about food and eating, enabling the future renaissance of the food sector.

“Given that context, the creation of the China Commercial Publishing House in July 1980 helped usher in new perspectives about food and eating, enabling the future renaissance of the food sector.”

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Li Ziqi's large number of followers demonstrate her allure and appeal to international audiences.

“Her large number of followers demonstrate her allure and appeal to international audiences.”

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As early as 1983, Lu Wenfu announced that the appreciation of taste would no longer be restricted to a wealthy and literate elite.

“As early as 1983, then, Lu Wenfu announced that the appreciation of taste would no longer be restricted to a wealthy and literate elite.”

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After Mao Zedong's death in 1976, the strict social and political orthodoxy that forced lifestyles of extreme frugality and translated poverty and scarcity as morally valorous qualities was largely abandoned.

“After Mao Zedong's death in 1976, this strict social and political orthodoxy that forced lifestyles of extreme frugality and translated poverty and scarcity as morally valorous qualities was largely abandoned.”

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Wang Lang's preface recognizes Dai Aiqun's work without affording him the status of meishijia, because for Wang a real meishijia is a food writer whose work can be recognized for its literary beauty.

“Wang's preface succeeds in recognizing Dai's work without affording him the status of a meishijia, because for Wang, a real meishijia is a food writer whose work can be recognized for its literary beauty.”

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The meishijia identity still exists, but it no longer seems to arouse the same anxiety or debate.

“The meishijia identity still exists, but it no longer seems to arouse the same anxiety or debate.”

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The publication of Lu Wenfu's novel created new conceptions of food writing and culinary cultures, and opened space for a new type of author to occupy this field.

“The publication of Lu Wenfu's novel created new conceptions of food writing and culinary cultures, and at the same time, opened space for a new type of author to occupy this field.”

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Insofar as Shen Hongfei and Che Qianzi agree with each other, both found it challenging to reconcile a true, yet disinterested love for food with the professional exercise of tasting, even if in both cases, these activities lead to writing papers, articles, and novels for pay.

“Insofar as Shen Hongfei and Che Qianzi agree with each other, both found it challenging to reconcile a true, yet disinterested love for food with the professional exercise of tasting, even if in both cases, these activities lead to writing papers, articles, and novels for pay.”

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These kinds of free aesthetic activities have nothing to do with the daily need to eat, but they are no longer possible today.

“These kinds of free aesthetic activities for which the instruments are indeed the mouth, tongue, and palate have nothing to do with the daily need to eat, but they are also no longer pos si ble today.”

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The huge success of the CCTV-produced documentary series A Bite of China, which began in 2012, underscores Shu Qiao's points.

“The huge success of the CCTV-produced documentary series, Shejian shang de Zhongguo (舌尖上的中国 A Bite of China), which began in 2012, underscores Shu's points.”

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Not all writers possess the additional quality of being a connoisseur of good food.

“Not all writers possess this additional quality.”

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Che Qianzi complicated the negative assessment of meishijia by suggesting that a meishijia preoccupies himself with desires and sensibilities beyond those of immediate need and hunger, and yet he too emphasized the literary dimension of true food appreciation.

“Che Qianzi complicated this negative assessment of meishijia by suggesting that a meishijia preoccupies himself with desires and sensibilities beyond those of immediate need and hunger, and yet he too emphasized the literary dimension of true food appreciation.”

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Zhou Huacheng is like many of today's young people born in a rising middle class, for whom the label of meishijia is not an issue of utmost concern.

“In this, he is like so many of today's young people born in a rising middle class, for whom the label of meishijia is not an issue of utmost concern.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The writers and bloggers discussed are representative of broader generational and cultural shifts in Chinese food culture.

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Society has changed, and one can no longer afford to be simply a writer, detached from the material world of economic and financial interests.

“Society has changed, and one can no longer afford to be simply a writer, with his head in the clouds and detached from the material world of economic and financial interests.”

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Zhou Huacheng's writing style, use of literary references, and themes follow a long tradition of writers touched by the memory of their native rustic food or the succulent blandness of doufu.

“And yet his writing style, use of literary references, and even themes follow a long tradition of writers touched by the memory of their native rustic food or the succulent blandness of doufu (豆腐 tofu).”

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A Bite of China devotes similar energy and attention to rustic, local food cultures and practices of a rapidly changing China as meishijia connoted to luxury and high class.

“If meishijia connoted an excessive preoccupation with luxury and high class, A Bite of China devotes similar energy and attention to rustic, local food cultures and practices of a rapidly changing China.”

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Having cultivated his expertise of food and food culture through encyclopedias, digital sites, conferences, and repeated visits to restaurants and bistros whose bosses generously shared materials with him, Dai Aiqun finds himself wavering between his practical situation as a professional gastronome and his emotional commitment to being a gastronome of life.

“Having cultivated his expertise of food and food culture through encyclopedias, digital sites, conferences, and repeated visits to restaurants and bistros whose bosses generously shared materials with him, Dai Aiqun finds himself wavering between his practical situation as a professional gastronome and his emotional commitment to being a”

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Shen Hongfei's 2000 book Xieshi zhuyi can be considered representative of the choice of not being a meishijia.

“His 2000 book titled Xieshi zhuyi (写食主义), a neologism that can be translated as”

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All these writers demonstrate the semantic slipperiness of meishijia.

“In any case, all these writers demonstrate the semantic slipperiness of meishijia.”

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While past culinary connoisseurship may have been predicated on birth and wealth, the contemporary food lover needs only a love of eating delicacies and sharing this pleasure with friends.

“But while past culinary connoisseurship may have been predicated on birth and wealth, the con temporary food lover needs only a love of eating delicacies and sharing this pleasure with friends.”

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Traditional Chinese practice of aesthetic appreciation of food results from the inspired work of aesthetes capable of capturing the elusive essence of tastes in writing, which has nothing to do with a professional activity or expertise.

“And yet, it contrasts with the traditional Chinese practice of aesthetic appreciation of food, which results from the inspired work of aesthetes capable of capturing the elusive essence of tastes in writing, which has nothing to do with a professional activity or expertise.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The ability to appreciate and judge tastes naturally developed from social advantages over two or three generations, making elite gourmets innate tasters.

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It is no coincidence that young, attractive women have feminized the food vlogging field.

“It's no coincidence that young, attractive women have feminized the food vlogging field.”

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Even Dai Aiqun's treatment preserved the opposition between meishijia as a professional occupation deserving a salary and a purely cultural and artistic activity, free and disinterested.

“preserved this opposition between meishijia as a professional occupation deserving a salary and a purely cultural and artistic activity, free and disinterested.”

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By aligning meishijia with the act of cooking, Zhong Shuhe contrasts his position against those new food writers who consider themselves as gourmands attached to the materiality of food.

“By aligning meishijia with the act of cooking, Zhong Shuhe contrasts his position against those new food writers who consider themselves as gourmands attached to the materiality of food.”

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By emphasizing Dai Aiqun's commercial and professional experiences, Wang Lang implicitly separates Dai's food writing from those authors and poets who wrote about their personal experiences with food, sprinkling their texts with philosophical reflections, without depending on monetary compensation.

“By emphasizing Dai's commercial and professional experiences, Wang implicitly separates Dai's food writing from those authors and poets who wrote about their personal experiences with food, sprinkling their texts with philosophical reflections, without depending on monetary compensation.”

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Shu Qiao's assessment flags a broader shift in cultural understandings about food, good food, and eating.

“Still, her assessment flags a broader shift in cultural understandings about food, good food, and eating.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The writers and bloggers discussed are representative of broader generational and cultural shifts in Chinese food culture.

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The term meishijia did not denote a stable set of values, although certain persistent concerns generated by the term can be discerned.

“The term meishijia did not denote a stable set of values, although we can nonetheless discern certain per sis tent concerns generated by the term.”

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People today do not want to eat with such pomp and are increasingly concerned about animal welfare.

“People today do not want to eat with such pomp and are increasingly concerned about animal welfare.”

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Li Ziqi swims against the tide of larger social trends that have emptied the countryside of young people who have moved to cities in search of work and better futures.

“Li Ziqi swims against the tide of larger social trends that have emptied the countryside of young people who have moved to cities in search of work and better futures.”

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According to Zhao Xianzhang, the Chinese neologism meishijia came at an apt time in modern Chinese culinary history and diffused through society during a moment of renewed attention to cuisine, taste, and aesthetic judgment, after decades of political upheaval.

“In the same way, according to Zhao Xianzhang, the Chinese neologism”

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These women do not just rely on their charms to make their business a success; they also demonstrate know-how, determination, and willpower-all qualities that are not spontaneously attributed to the female gender.

“But they don't just rely on their charms to make their business a success, as they also demonstrate their know-how, determination, and willpower-all qualities that are not spontaneously attributed to the female gender.”

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To her foreign audience, Li Ziqi has become a symbol of Chineseness, and for her domestic audience her videos fit both into a traditional vision of quan nong (encouraging agriculture).

“To her foreign audience she has become a symbol of Chineseness, and for her domestic audience her videos fit both into a traditional vision of quan nong (劝农 encouraging agriculture)”

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With her wordless films, Li Ziqi signals the end of a conception of the meishijia that belonged to a literary world that itself has largely disappeared.

“With her wordless films, Li Ziqi signals the end of a conception of the meishijia that belonged to a literary world that itself has largely dis appeared.”

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These publications testify to the spread of a new sensibility, one replacing communist thrift and frugality.

“These publications testify to the spread of a new sensibility, one replacing communist thrift and frugality.”

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Almost anyone would be able to demonstrate the skill of taste appreciation, because it is natural.

“Indeed, almost anyone would be able to demonstrate this skill, because it is natu ral.”

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In 'Chihe zhi dao', Lu Wenfu makes fun of those who have attached importance to status and qualifications by reversing the cultural values attributed to writing and tasting.

“With this humorous explanation, Lu Wenfu makes fun of those who have attached so much importance to status and qualifications by reversing the cultural values attributed to the two occupations: writing and tasting.”

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These bloggers have changed the expression of traditional Chinese food in two ways: they have taken their subject seriously and made it a profession and a source of income, and this transition from elite hobby to profession has occurred through a change in the means of expression.

“These bloggers have changed the expression of traditional Chinese food in two ways.They have taken their subject seriously and made it a profession and a source of income.”

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  “Moreover, this transition from elite hobby to profession has occurred through a change in the means of expression.”

• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The writers and bloggers discussed are representative of broader generational and cultural shifts in Chinese food culture.

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The field of food publishing and promoting gourmet foods has changed significantly since the 2010s, especially with the rise of the digital world.

“The field of food publishing and promoting gourmet foods has changed significantly since the 2010s, especially with the rise of the digital world.”

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The appearance of the French terms gastronomie and gastronome testifies to a new social fact at the beginning of the nineteenth century: the steadfast commitment by greedy men to the pleasures of eating good food and the satisfaction of their appetites.

“The appearance of these new terms testifies to a new social fact at the beginning of the nineteenth century: the steadfast commitment by greedy men to the pleasures of eating good food and the satisfaction of their appetites.”

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Lu Wenfu offers himself as a poignant example of such transformations.

“Indeed, Lu Wenfu offers himself as a poignant example of such transformations.”