How much is a pair of ivory chopsticks worth?

If you are a good sculptor, a good image of the Tang and Song Dynasties can be sold for more than 4,000 yuan. In 1960s, a pair of ivory chopsticks was only 10 yuan. After the ivory trade was banned, it rose to more than 100 yuan. Up to now, the high price of more than 4000 yuan a pair has appreciated more than 300 times in 50 years, mainly because of the scarcity of raw materials.

Chopsticks are used to pick up food and send it to your mouth.

English names: chopsticks (single chopsticks), chopsticks (a pair of chopsticks).

Originated in China, it was called Zhu (Zhu, which means helping food) in ancient times, and also called Sui and Fu, because Zhu and Zhu are homophonic words, meaning to stop and unlucky. Later, it was used to stop the antonym "kuai" and add a bamboo prefix, which became the name of chopsticks now. (In the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yi once quoted Lu Rong's Miscellaneous Notes of Mingyuan as saying: "It started in Wuzhong. Every boat is afraid to overturn, so it is called Kuaizai ").

Chopsticks have spread to neighboring countries since ancient times, and now they have become a common dietary tool for many ethnic groups in Southeast Asia. Chopsticks are mostly made of bamboo, but they are also made of metal, ivory and plastic.