Symbol of chopsticks

1. Chopsticks are round at one end and square at the other. The symbol of a circle is the sky, and the symbol of a square corresponds to the place where the sky is round. This is the basic principle for China people to understand the world.

2. When holding chopsticks, the thumb and forefinger are at the top, the ring finger and little finger are at the bottom, and the middle finger is in the middle, which is the image of three talents in heaven and earth. This is China people's understanding of the relationship between man and the world.

China people abide by the concepts of Tai Chi and Yin and Yang. Tai Chi is one, Yin and Yang are two. Being divided into two means that everything is made up of two opposites; The combination of yin and yang also means a perfect result.

Extended data

Early chopsticks chopsticks were cylindrical utensils with thick heads and thin feet. Chopsticks in the Spring and Autumn Period are mostly cylinders with average thickness from top to bottom. Chopsticks in the Tang Dynasty were longer, while those in the Song, Liao, Xia and Yuan Dynasties were relatively shorter. Chopsticks with six edges and eight edges appeared, and the decoration became increasingly luxurious. By the Ming dynasty, the shape of chopsticks had a more obvious development-the original square ruler was round, the upper part was square and the lower part was round.

In this way, chopsticks are not easy to roll on the table, and they are not easy to slip when serving dishes. At the same time, it is convenient for skilled craftsmen to carve words and flowers on chopsticks. Square chopsticks can not only be combined into a frame by two chopsticks, but also be arranged into a larger picture by ten pairs of chopsticks. Chopsticks in the Qing Dynasty are characterized by exquisite workmanship, exquisite craftsmanship, poetry and calligraphy, and have actually become elegant works of art.

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