Sino Millennia

四川人為何愛吃火鍋？

In discussing what is now sometimes called the Ba-Shu culture it is important to remember that originally the Ba and Shu were peoples of differing customs, ethnicity, and history. During the Warring States period (475–221 BCE) they came to inhabit neighboring areas in the Sichuan Basin: the Ba in the east (today’s Chongqing environs) and the Shu to the west (today’s Chengdu environs).