Breakfast in Liaoning Province, China

Abstract

The enormous changes in people's lives that accompany economic development may be expected to lead to changes in diet and other culture traits. In China, beginning in the late 1970s, economic development has been rapid, especially in the eastern coastal regions, and has led to growth of urban functions (industrial and service activities) in the countryside. Economically, Liaoning Province of China's Northeast displays a continuum between large cities and sparsely populated rural regions. However, the characteristics of breakfast menus continue to exhibit a strong urban-rural dichotomy rather than a continuum.