The reason why the Ming people regarded eating geese as a symbol of status and status was mainly because the price of geese was so high at that time that not everyone could afford it. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. People in the Ming Dynasty loved to write and draw geese, and eating geese was more popular in the upper class. According to historical records at home and abroad, geese have been regarded as poultry for more than 2,000 years and are called the earliest domestic poultry. ? Goose Goose, Xiang Tiange? I'm afraid there is a famous poem about geese. Compared with chickens, ducks and other birds, geese are indeed slightly better in appearance. Beautiful posture, housekeeping, laying eggs, but hot temper, is a master who can not be easily provoked.

Since ancient times, people have not only written poems for it, but also painted it. For example, Dondero's Ode to Goose, Ming Dynasty poet Gao Qi's Watching Goose, and Ming Dynasty painter Shen Zhou's Sleeping Goose under the Flowers all vividly describe the beauty of the shape of the goose.

Secondly, in addition to writing and drawing geese, people in the Ming Dynasty also liked to eat geese, especially in the upper class. According to official records, Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen likes eating geese very much, and arranges 8 geese every day. When I arrived in Zhu Shitang, I thought it was too extravagant and wasteful. I changed eight geese into three, which shows the preciousness of geese at that time. It is also described in the novel Jin Ping Mei that when Ximen Qing treats guests, there are geese on the table, which are regarded as valuable gifts.

2. Goose in Ming Dynasty is valuable, and it is an identity dish that ordinary people can't afford. On the other hand, eating goose will become a symbol of status and status in the Ming Dynasty, which is mainly related to its price at that time. According to records, in the Wanli period, the value of a goose was comparable to nearly 70 kilograms of rice, while in the apocalypse period, a goose was equivalent to more than 20 kilograms of beef. This determines that it is an aristocratic dish, because ordinary people can't even eat rice often, let alone eat a goose at a time.

Goose is a senior representative at banquets hosted by official institutions such as the Palace or Wang Fu. Businessmen will also send geese as gifts when wooing relationships. In addition, it is said that when Ming officials took office, there was an unwritten special rule that they could not eat geese because it was a valuable identity dish.