What is the reason why people in China first used chopsticks?

I'll tell you a joke (not true) circulating in China. Indian Prime Minister Modi told China officials during his visit to China, "We Indians are very direct. We eat directly with our hands and don't waste tableware. "

Then China officials listened without saying a word. Next meal, China officials gave Modi a hot pot!

Of course, this is a joke, but the real story is chopsticks, which originated from wooden sticks used by ancient people to stir food. Later, people found that two chopsticks can also be used to hold food.

And chopsticks made of bamboo or wood.

Not as expensive as iron.

It's cheap and easy to use, and you can buy very spicy ones.

There were knives, forks and spoons in ancient China, but they were expensive, and China had a large population, so ancient civilians could not afford metal knives and forks.

The use of chopsticks is the result of the development of food culture.

The evolutionary path of diet is: 1. Bite raw animal meat, pick wild fruits by hand, and rub fruits by hand; 2. Tear the barbecue by hand and grasp the wild fruit by hand; 3. Barbecue with a stick, eat meat with a stick, and be picky about food with a stick; 4. Eat with chopsticks; 5. Metal tableware.

Therefore, the benefits of using chopsticks are obvious:

Chopsticks are simple, convenient and easily available tools, which can improve food efficiency.

2. Avoid burning and scalding hands when eating, processing and taking food;

3. Avoid pollution caused by grasping the east and the west, and ensure hygiene;

4. Exercise the flexibility of fingers and their manipulation of the brain;

5, looking comfortable, more civilized.

In addition, the living environment and advanced scientific and technological development at that time, such as the research and innovation of natural science and technology, were very backward and the level of science and technology was underdeveloped. Due to the limitation of thinking and creation, there were no other better, more applicable and more advanced materials to replace the use, selection, function and efficacy of chopsticks to eat and carry food. The functions, ways and methods of using chopsticks in this way have been continued to this day, preserved, maintained, passed down and popularized.

Here, I have to talk about the origin of chopsticks: China's history of using chopsticks can be traced back to Shang Dynasty, and it is said that it was invented by da ji, the concubine of Zhou Wang, the last monarch of Shang Dynasty. According to historical records? According to Wei Zijia's records, elephant chopsticks appeared, and China has used chopsticks for at least 3000 years. Chopsticks were called "Tuo" in the pre-Qin period and "Chopsticks" in the Qin and Han dynasties. The ancients were very particular about taboos, because the words "Miao" and "Miao" were homophonic, and "Miao" meant to stop and was unlucky, so it was called "Miao" in turn. In ancient times, chopsticks were generally made of bamboo, so "Kuai" was added before the prefix "Kuai"? The bamboo (character) head that forms the pictograph of artistic conception is called chopsticks.