Why did China choose chopsticks instead of knives and forks in ancient times?

productivity determines relations of production? This is the eternal truth. There are two main reasons why our country chose chopsticks instead of knives and forks: firstly, chopsticks are more convenient to use, secondly, it is the development needs of ancient society, and finally it has become the traditional culture of our country.

First, on the long-standing nature of chopsticks

Speaking of chopsticks, according to historical records, it has a history of more than 3, years in China, and it is a witness of our Chinese civilization. In the primitive society of our country, the ancients always used knives and forks, but with the improvement of class status, from group marriage to polygamy, from tribal people to the country, which further expounded the improvement of social productivity. It is precisely because of the improvement of production level, the spread of culture and the improvement of class status that there are princes, nobles and ordinary people.

In the past, everyone had wine to drink together and meat to eat together, but when the class concept changed, eating meat and drinking became a matter for princes and nobles. Since eating meat is a material condition that the nobles in the palace often enjoy, it is a natural luxury for ordinary people to eat meat, but life is precious. Since it is life, we should all respect it, so there is the universality of chopsticks.

Knife and fork used to be the protagonist, but now chopsticks are the protagonist.

People live in ancient times, and whether crops can be harvested depends on the care of God. In the past, the population was small, and tribal leaders were really busy. Coupled with the low level of social productivity, it was also an honor to eat with iron. In addition, the way of eating in primitive society was mainly hunting and gathering for a living, and hunting was one of the conditions for survival. Since it is hunting to survive, it must be big fish and big meat. Since it is mostly meat, chopsticks have more advantages than knives and forks.

The economic foundation determines the upper level. The meals we usually eat are all hot and just out of the pot. Since they are just out of the pot, there will definitely be some heat emission. Knife and fork are all copper utensils, so their heat transfer will be faster than that of our wood. Not only that, we can have all the grains in our lives. Since they are grains, chopsticks will of course be more convenient than knives and forks. In the same way, this is why the ancients chose it.