Keqiutou's Cauldron & Supporting Legs: 7500-year-old "hot pot set"

Ever wondered where China's love for seafood hot pot first took root? It's not in a bustling modern restaurant—but in a 7,500-year-old "cooking set" unearthed from Pingtan's Keqiutou Site, and today Pingtan in Collections is pulling back the curtain on this amazing relic pair.

In this episode, we're focusing on two game-changing artifacts: the cauldron and its supporting legs. Together, they weren't just everyday kitchen tools for our Austronesian ancestors—they were China's very first "seafood hot pot set."

We'll break down their story: how bowl-shaped and jar-shaped cauldrons paired with sturdy tripod legs to create a "mobile kitchen" (no fixed stove required!), why piles of oyster, conch, and clam shells found alongside them paint a vivid picture of prehistoric hot pot feasts, and how this clever combo proved our ancestors mastered "flexible eating" millennia ago—turning fresh ocean catches into warm meals wherever they went.

Join Pingtan in Collections as we connect ancient survival wisdom to one of China's most beloved food traditions—because 7,500 years ago, our ancestors were already nailing the art of "on-the-go feasting."