In ancient China, why did the ancients choose chopsticks instead of knives and forks?

Chopsticks have round heads and square feet, which means round places; Two chopsticks, one yin and one yang, are divided into two, and two are one, representing the unity of opposites of all things; Traditional chopsticks are seven inches and six minutes long, representing people's secular desires. A pair of small chopsticks contains the simplest outlook on life and philosophy of the ancients, and represents the attitude of the ancients towards everything in the world.

While westerners are still grasping food with their hands, people in China have begun to eat gracefully with chopsticks. Later, the west began to eat with knives and forks. With the spread of western civilization to the East, some people in China began to regard eating with knives and forks as a kind of elegance. They don't know that knives and forks were first invented by China people, but they were later abandoned by our ancestors.

Archaeological findings show that spoons were used in Hemudu culture period 8000 years ago, forks were used at least 4000 years ago, and they were still used in the Warring States period. According to some data, in the Song Dynasty, the ancient people still had the habit of eating with knives and forks. Knife and fork have a long history as dining tools in China, so why did the ancients finally choose to give up knife and fork and use chopsticks?

In fact, the use of chopsticks began with the ruling class. According to historical records, chopsticks carved from ivory were used in Shang Zhouwang period, and bronze chopsticks from Yin and Shang dynasties were also found in archaeology. The reason why the ancients gave up knives and forks and finally chose chopsticks has a lot to do with the improvement of diet.

The ancients first lived a life of feasting and feasting. Knife and fork were more convenient for cutting meat, and the knife and fork itself evolved from weapons, with a certain barbarity. Later, with the development of cooking technology in China, people ate more and more fine food.

According to Records of the Historian, Yi Yin of Shang Dynasty used to be a chef, known as the "father of the kitchen". It can be seen that the cooking technology at that time was quite developed, and the frying and frying of later generations had already appeared at that time.

In pursuit of delicious food, people cut large pieces of food into small pieces, so knives and forks no longer adapt to people's eating habits, and chopsticks gradually took its place. Because people can't enjoy this exquisite diet, knives and forks have been popular among people for a long time.