The Cultural Connotation of China Chopsticks

The cultural connotation of chopsticks in China includes: chopsticks are paired, chopsticks are used with five fingers, chopsticks are round at one end and square at the other, chopsticks are held in the middle, and the intensity of chopsticks use.

1. Chopsticks are in pairs

which means that Yin and Yang are opposite. Chinese medicine believes that if the seven emotions are not properly grasped, there will be great joy and great sorrow, excessive panic, etc., which will lead to imbalance between yin and yang, and this mental disorder will evolve into the body and form various diseases.

second, using chopsticks with five fingers

represents gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and the five elements are mutually reinforcing. Without life, things can't happen and grow, and without grams, things can't maintain normal harmony.

Third, chopsticks are round at one end and square at the other end

which represents a round place. In the ancient people's cognitive view, the sky is round and the earth is square. The round place is a manifestation of the theory of Yin and Yang, which expresses the profoundness of China's traditional culture and is also the core and essence of the theory of Yin and Yang.

fourth, the middle of holding chopsticks

represents the trinity of living between heaven and earth, heaven and man. Some practitioners believe that only by practicing three in one can they be inspired and receive accurate information.

5. the intensity of using chopsticks

the intensity of using chopsticks should not be too great or too small. Chopsticks are too strong to open and too small to hold food. This shows that people should know the sense of propriety and propriety between heaven and earth, and should not go to extremes, but should make appropriate adjustments.