Chopsticks are an ordinary thing, but they are rich in cultural connotations. Combined with the meaning of the text, summarize the culture of chopsticks.

The history of Chinese people's invention and use of chopsticks is almost the history of Chinese civilization. Chopsticks were invented because of the development of Chinese food culture. When the diet developed to the point where it was necessary to use a tool to hold the food in the soup, the Chinese used small wooden sticks readily available in nature to do so. Later on, the Chinese learned to use chopsticks to pick up and pick at food, and realized the advantages of chopsticks over other utensils, and chose chopsticks as their main tableware. With the development of productivity and the advancement of production techniques, chopsticks became more and more sophisticated. The development of Chinese calligraphy, painting and carving art is also gradually reflected in the chopsticks, so that the chopsticks become more and more exquisite.

First, chopsticks reflect the harmony of Chinese culture in pursuit of "unity of heaven and mankind". This is mainly manifested in the chopsticks material and use. From the first two sticks to the later bamboo chopsticks, ivory chopsticks, etc., are taken from nature. In contrast to the cutting and poking of Western cutlery, the use of chopsticks reflects a Chinese culture that is not intrusive, but strives for a balanced harmony.

Secondly, compared to knives and forks, chopsticks in pairs seem to have a meaning of "peace is precious". Because "chopsticks" and "fast" homophonic, "chopsticks" will have a "fast birth" of good luck, plus People give it "sleep with the same", "pairs of pairs" meaning, chopsticks have become an indispensable item in traditional Chinese weddings and praying for the birth of a child.

Third, the material, pattern and carving of chopsticks fully reflect the Chinese people's pursuit of beauty and aesthetic taste. The Chinese are tireless in their pursuit of beauty, and for chopsticks, which do not have much room for change in shape, they put a lot of effort into materials and carvings, from wooden chopsticks and bamboo chopsticks to metal chopsticks and coral chopsticks, from carvings and engravings to inlays of gold and jade, and they also try to show China's superb calligraphy, paintings, carvings, and even literary arts as much as possible.

Fourth, at present, besides China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and so on use chopsticks, but the chopsticks of each country are not the same. Each country's unique customs and dining culture are reflected in some details of the differences in chopsticks. Take for example the comparison between Chinese chopsticks and Japanese chopsticks. Chopsticks have been used in Japan since roughly the Nara period (710-748) and are still called "chopsticks", which suggests that the use of chopsticks in Japan has been influenced by China. However, there are two obvious differences between Chinese and Japanese chopsticks: first, Chinese chopsticks are longer and placed vertically, while Japanese chopsticks are shorter and placed horizontally in front of the eyes. First, Chinese chopsticks are longer and placed vertically, while Japanese chopsticks are shorter and placed horizontally in front of the eyes. This is because when Chinese people eat, they often sit around the table with their family and place the dishes in the center of the table, and the eaters use their chopsticks to pick up the dishes, whereas Japanese people eat with one lacquered plate for each person, and the utensils for rice, vegetables, and soups are all placed on the lacquered plate, which gives them a smaller range of motion and more horizontal movements than Chinese chopsticks. Secondly, the heads of Japanese chopsticks are pointed, while Chinese chopsticks have thicker heads. This is because Japan's geographic location is unique in that it is surrounded by the sea and people eat a lot of fish, whereas most Chinese people live inland and eat meat. When eating fish, it is necessary to use pointed chopsticks to pick out the spines. These differences reflect the differences in eating habits and styles between China and Japan.

In short, chopsticks are a symbol of human civilization and a representative of Chinese culture. After thousands of years of baptism, chopsticks have not been eliminated, but slowly evolved into a combination of practicality and culture, along with Chinese people and Chinese food culture to the world. Therefore, how to inherit, extend and innovate the chopstick culture, so that it retains the excellent tradition and adapts to modern life, is worthy of our attention.