Only running wild deep in the mountains Chen Wang-heng, author of the book Fierce and Stern Beauty--Chinese Bronze Art, observes that in primitive society, because humans lacked the physical strength to overpower animals such as tigers, bears and panthers, they did their best to avoid them, and did not usually treat them as a major source of food.
《獰礪之美﹘﹘中國青銅藝術》一書作者陳望衡指出，在原始社會，因為人在生理素質上力量比不過虎、熊、豹這些動物，既不足以征服，也就避之惟恐不及，一般是不將之作為食物的主要來源。