The economy as China more and more develop, china also became the big state of internationalization, a lot of foreigners are attracted travel. A little attentive nevertheless foreigner discovered a problem, the Chinese that the whats in fokelore eat, however a kind of flesh does not eat. This question that the foreigner raises, a lot of Chinese do not know, this kind of flesh is horseflesh. The account that actually the Chinese does not take horseflesh has a lot of, on one hand ancient time when, the horse serves as vehicle, the price is very high, even if the time in famine, everybody also can not have to won't have a horse, and equestrian price does not fall high according to former residence now, very few somebody breeds fleshy horse edible. Also not be complete nobody eat, but eater is very little. On the other hand, ma Zaizhong state has certain implied meaning, in Chinese eye, of Ma Shiqin act vigorously and success reincarnate, china the idiom about the horse is very much, for instance the success immediately upon arrival describes a horse to bring a success so, still take the lead describes the idiom that grabs anticipate opportunity so, dragon horse spirit, heavy traffic is very flourishing and lucky implied meaning etc. Compare reality at last o'clock, horseflesh flavour is not delicious, because the horse often moves, so the much on the body is lean lean, have fat rarely, then mouthfeel compares bavin. What on the other hand the hearsay says a horse is splanchnic and poisonous. The netizen expresses: Our Chinese is really dare not have a horse, so lucky after all animal, ate to may have bad luck. Although we love to eat, but life is more important.