中國食人之現象屢見於史冊，且多發生於戰亂時期或饑荒饑饉之世。在數千年歷史之中，春秋戰國、魏晉南北朝及五代十國可謂極亂矣！五代十國之戰亂可上溯至唐末，與前二者相較，歷時雖短，殺戮卻甚慘。斯時政局動盪，社會失序，倫理無常，暴虐肆行。近百年間，食人現象不絕於史。本文即以唐末五代之食人現象為研究主體，加以分析探究。文分五節，第一節「前言」，敘述撰文動機。第二節「唐末五代食人現象」，以史料為證，分為『以人為糧』、『嗜食人肉』、『報復』、『治罪』等四類食人現象。第三節「唐末五代食人之頻率及分布」，以發生頻率、所在地探討唐末五代食人。第四節「唐末五代食人之歷史文化背景」，分析唐末五代此種風氣盛行之原因，及其與中國固有和外來文化之淵源，並論其影響。第五節「結語」，總結唐末五代食人之歷史意涵。

The cannibal phenomena of China was uninterruptedly in history books. Those things occurring at that time for historical causes such as turmoil of war, famine, the habit of cannibalism, revenge and to punish somebody. This phenomena was serious in the last reign of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. This article will analyze the various factors of cannibal phenomena in that time. The conclusion was the re-thinking of historical meaning of cannibal phenomena in the last reign of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.