The Chinese put much emphasis on creating a harmony between the human body and nature, and so Chinese medicine has developed an elaborate system within which dishes are classified as "cold and fortifying" or "hot and fortifying." In this jargon, dog meat is "hot and fortifying." And the organs of the dog can also be used in medicines.
飲食文化往往又是一種長遠的習慣，中國人講究身體與大自然的調和，因此有一套冷熱進補、調理身心的說法，狗肉則被視為熱補，身體器官又可入藥。