Ancient Chinese people had hotpot as early（1）

as

as

the Shang Dynasty（1600 BC-1046 BC）.At that time，people boiled foods in bronze cauldrons（青铜鼎）.The cauldron had two parts—one was the pot to cook foods in （2）

soup

soup

/suːp/；the other part was a layer or a space inside the cauldron to hold firewood.But back then，the cauldron was only for one person to eat from.
   During the Han Dynasty（206 BC-220 AD），people（3）

divided

divided

（ divide）a pot into several parts to enjoy various flavors.
   During the Tang Dynasty（618 AD-907 AD），（4）

having

having

（have）hotpot was a popular thing.When people held family feasts（宴席），they would prepare hotpot.People of the Song Dynasty（960 AD-1279 AD） had hotpot to（5）

welcome

welcome

/' welkəm/ winter.
   Huoguo，the Chinese name for hotpot，was（6）

mentioned

mentioned

（ mention） by Yuan Mei，a poet and foodie in the Qing Dynasty （1644 AD-1911 AD），in a book about all kinds of foods.At that time，hotpot was very popular.People put all kinds of meats and （7）

vegetables

vegetables

（ vegetable） into pots made of different materials，such as copper and iron.
   Hotpot also became（8）

a

a

famous royal（宫廷的） dish，called reguo.It 's said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved hotpot so much that he had it （9）

for

for

almost every meal.He（10）

once

once

/wʌns/ held a big hotpot feast，inviting more than 5，000 people to enjoy about 1，550 hotpots.