The idea of eating jade in ancient China might have been derived from prehistoric witchcraft conceptions. The widespread of Taoist ideology of immortalization by taking jade enhanced prevalence of this practice.

• 中国古代食玉思想源于史前时代的原始巫术观念 ,道教食玉成仙思想的广泛传播则对食玉之风的流行起了催化剂的作用。