"Soup" and "Harmony" Metaphorize Each Other: from the Development of Diet to Social Harmony

Soup is one kind of common and important diet.In the course of its development,it has evolved the idea of harmony and become a metaphor of rich content in Chinese culture.Harmony is not only a kind of philosophic idea but also the core of the theoretical system of traditional political ethnics.It has been deeply embedded in the culture character and human relation the Chinese nation and has great influence on them.The traditional idea of taking harmony as basic meaning and value pursuit is an important part of the Chinese culture and can become an important ideological resource for constructing a harmonious society.