Chinese Chopsticks
Chopsticks (筷子) are a pair of sticks to be used when eating. They were first used in China and then introduced to other areas in the world. Here are 4 things to know about them.
★When did people invent chopsticks?
In fact, Chinese ancient people used hands to eat, but how did they eat porridge? Chinese people started to use chopsticks about 3,000 years ago in the Shang Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, people began to call them "Kuai", meaning "fast" in Chinese. This is the start of today's name of Chinese chopsticks.
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There is no exact (确切的) record about the question, but there are many stories about it. One is that Jiang Ziya was inspired to invent chopsticks by a magic bird. Another one is that Daji, the favorite consort (妃子) of the King Zhou of Shang, invented chopsticks to make the king happy, so chopsticks came into being.
★What should we know when using chopsticks?
When eating with the elders, Chinese people usually let the elders pick up chopsticks before anyone else. Besides, it's not good to tap chopsticks on the bowl, because in ancient China beggars (乞丐) often did that.
A. Who invented chopsticks? B. What are chopsticks made of? C. They had to use sticks to eat them. D. It's not proper to play with chopsticks, either. E. Chopsticks are a symbol of Chinese food culture. |
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