Chopsticks are a tradition of China people. Did the ancients always eat with chopsticks?

With regard to the dining table culture in China, we can still clearly feel that we are quite different from some western countries. Western countries like to use knives, forks and spoons. We in China prefer to use chopsticks, and it is not easy for westerners to use our chopsticks. Many people will wonder when chopsticks appeared. Did people always eat with chopsticks in ancient times? In fact, the use of chopsticks in China has also changed.

In ancient times, the chopsticks used by the ancients in China were not actually called chopsticks, but were called chopsticks at that time. It first appeared in Shang Dynasty, when Shang Zhouwang made chopsticks from ivory. At this time, there was a record about chopsticks. But by the time of the Qing Dynasty, everyone was basically used to using chopsticks, which has continued until now. In fact, before the Shang Dynasty, we ancients used spoons and knives instead of chopsticks. It was because of the change of lifestyle that chopsticks were replaced.

In fact, at first, before China became a big agricultural country, people basically lived by hunting or fishing. Cooking is also fish soup or baked food, so it is very convenient to eat with a spoon and a knife. So there were basically no chopsticks at that time. Later, because of the change of people's lifestyle, it was quite convenient to drink soup with a spoon, but noodles and vegetables were inconvenient.

In Shang dynasty, people began to use chopsticks, which shows that people's lifestyle and eating habits have changed to some extent. People have started farming life, and the food they can cook is more diverse. They can't meet the demand with spoons. Later, chopsticks came into being, and then chopsticks gradually became popular.