The Chinese people have traditionally included salt with firewood, rice, oil, soy sauce, vinegar and tea in a list of the seven most important commodities in daily life.
中國人常說的開門七件事：柴、米、油、鹽、醬、醋、茶，鹽適居其中，可見鹽對人的重要，是生活中所不可缺少的。