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Did Chinese people in the p1． have three meals a day as we do now? In fact, before and during the Qin and Han dynasties, most people ate two meals a day. They didn’t have enough food b2． farming was still undeveloped at this time. Usually, people had breakfast b3． 7 and 9 a.m. Their breakfast, as their m4． meal, was heartier (更丰盛的) than their afternoon meal.

Still, during these times, some rich people had three meals a day. But poor people didn’t u5． do it.

Three meals a day became common d6． the Sui and Tang dynasties as agriculture developed (农业发展) and the country became richer. At that time, lunch replaced (代替) breakfast as the main meal of the day. We can often see the word “lunch” in poems. For example, Tang Dynasty poets Bai Juyi and Jia Dao b7． wrote about lunch in their poems.

Long ago, the n8． of meals someone ate a day largely depended on (取决于) their financial (经济的) system, social status (社会地位) and customs. For e9．, during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), emperors e10． four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), emperors had only two meals a day.