Hot pot is one of the most famous food in China.

火锅是中国最著名的食物之一。

There are many stories about how hot pot appeared. The most popular and oldest one has to do with Genghis Khan.

有许多关于火锅是怎么出现的故事。最出名的也是最古老的一个故事与成吉思汗有关。

Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire. He was also one of the greatest military leaders. The place where he lived was very cold in winter. He needed food to keep his army warm， strong and healthy. When it was time to eat， they built pots out of rocks. After finishing building these things， they put ice and snow into the pot. When the ice and snow turned into water， and the temperature of the water is high， they put meat into it. After a short time， the meat was OK， and they began to eat.

成吉思汗是蒙古帝国的创始人。他也是一位伟大的军事领袖。他住的地方在冬天很冷。他需要食物来保持他军队的温暖、强壮和健康。到了吃饭的时候，他们用岩石做成锅。准备好这些东西后，他们把冰雪放进锅里。等到冰雪融化成水，等水变热的时候，他们把肉放进锅里面。过一小会儿，肉熟了，他们便开始吃了起来。

Later， people brought hot pot to other parts of China and improved it. People began to put more kinds of ingredients1 into the hot pot， such as vegetables and seafood. By the Qing Dynasty， hot pot became popular in most parts of China.

后来，人们把火锅的做法带到了中国的其他地区，并且改进了它的做法。人们开始把更多种类的食材放进热锅里，比如蔬菜和海鲜。到清朝的时候，火锅在中国的大部分地区流行开来。

Today， we can find different kinds of hot pot in Beijing， Chongqing， Sichuan and even in some foreign countries. When we enjoy the

delicious hot pot， we also feel the special food culture of China.

今天，我们可以在北京、重庆、四川，甚至在一些外国国家，找到不同种类的火锅。当我们享受美味的火锅的时候，我们也可以感受到中国的特殊的饮食文化！