An organization has taken measures (add) chopsticks to the Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage list recently. Xu Hualong, chairman of the organization, says chopsticks are increasingly ignored in modern China the fact that they are unique Chinese items. China's neighbor Japan attaches great importance to protecting chopstick culture and (set) aside August 4th as Chopstick Day already.
Chopstick culture in Shanghai dates back to the Tang Dynasty, when these items (make) in the City God Temple area, enjoyed widespread popularity.
After opening as a commercial port, Shanghai is proud of (have) the first mechanized (机械化的) production line for chopsticks, are not only supplied to Zhongnanhai and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse but also presented to foreign friends as (gift).
At least 1.8 billion people (current) use chopsticks worldwide. Chopsticks, though small, serve as means to pass down Chinese civilization. It's believed that recognizing the cultural value of the custom matters in the (promote) of Chinese traditions.
