Chopsticks are commonly used food tools in China. They are usually made of bamboo, wood, bone, porcelain, ivory, metal, plastic and other materials. It is one of the most commonly used tableware in the world and one of the symbols of Chinese catering culture. The history of chopsticks used by the Chinese nation lasts for six thousand years. Chopstick culture is an important cultural tradition of the Chinese nation. It is of great significance to the formation, maintenance and development of national psychology, mode of thinking and cultural customs. Next, Anhui Xinke disposable tableware manufacturers will give you a detailed introduction of the cultural connotation of chopsticks, I hope you like it!

什么才是真正的筷子！

What are the real Chinese chopsticks?

，筷子一頭圓、一頭方。圓的象征天。方的象征地，對應天圓地方；這是人對世界基本原則的理解；其次，手持筷子時，拇指食指在上，無名指小指在下，中指在中間，是為天地人三才之象，這是人對人和世界的關系理解。使用筷子時，一根為主動，另一根為從動；主動為陽，從動為陰，此為兩儀之象。挾食物就像“鳳凰點頭”，姿勢優美，舒服悠雅。一雙筷子躺在餐桌上，就如一支筆躺在書桌上，時刻準備著，遠交近攻，能擒生猛海鮮，能嘗酸甜苦辣咸。

First, chopsticks are round and square at one end. The circle symbolizes the sky. Fang's symbolic ground corresponds to the sky and the circle of the earth; this is the Chinese understanding of the basic principles of the world; secondly, when holding chopsticks, the thumb index finger is on the top, the ring finger is on the bottom, and the middle finger is in the middle, which is the image of the three talents of heaven, earth and man, which is the Chinese understanding of the relationship between man and the world. When chopsticks are used, one is active and the other is passive, while the other is active and passive, which is the image of two instruments. Holding food is like "the Phoenix nods". It has beautiful posture and is comfortable and elegant. A pair of chopsticks lying on the dining table is like a pen lying on the desk, always ready, far and near attack, can catch strong seafood, can taste sour, sweet, bitter and salty.

筷子的標準長度是七寸六分，代表人有七情六欲，以示與動物有本質的不同。筷子還有點穴、按摩和刮痧的作用。舊時人們走江湖，身上只要有一雙筷子，有什么毛病都能自己搞定即便忘了帶，隨手掰根樹枝或蘆葦，折斷了，在石頭上磨一磨，在水里洗一洗，也能用。

The standard length of chopsticks is seven inches and six cents, representing people's seven emotions and six desires, which shows that they are essentially different from animals. Chopsticks also have the functions of acupoints, massage and scraping. In the old days, people used to walk around the river and lake. As long as they had a pair of chopsticks on their bodies, they could fix any faults by themselves, even if they forgot to take them with them. They broke a branch or reed, ground it on a stone and washed it in water.

古人使用筷子時也有很多講究，比如夾菜只能從上往下夾，叫做“騎馬夾”，從下往上翻著夾叫“抬轎夾”是不允許的。在，筷子除了用來吃飯，在民間的婚、喪、喜慶等禮俗都有廣泛運用?？曜拥男螤疃酁榻频拈L方體或圓柱體，或頭圓尾方（暗合“天圓地方”），只在頭部與尾部略細，尖頭筷子也流行起來。由于竹的生長比較快和廣泛，竹筷的使用率很高，也有用傳統的紅木和象牙等名貴材料制作的筷子。

Ancient people used chopsticks with a lot of attention, such as picking up vegetables can only be clipped from top to bottom, called "horse riding clip", and turning up from bottom to clamp called "lifting sedan chair clip" is not allowed. In China, besides eating, chopsticks are widely used in folk rituals such as marriage, funeral and celebration. The shape of Chinese chopsticks is mostly similar to that of cuboids or cylinders, or the head and tail (which coincide with the "sky circle"), only slightly thinner in the head and tail, and pointed chopsticks are also popular. Because bamboo grows fast and extensively, the use rate of bamboo chopsticks is very high. There are also chopsticks made of traditional precious materials such as mahogany and ivory.

筷子是依人的意愿對各種食料進行恰如其分的夾、撥、挑、拌、運等20余種靈巧的目的性動作；是人大腦智力指揮下手技能的延長與升華。此外，筷子還可以被作為工具發揮食事之外的許多功用。

Chopsticks are more than 20 kinds of delicate purposeful actions such as clipping, plucking, picking, mixing and transporting all kinds of food according to people's wishes. They are the extension and sublimation of the skill of the brain intelligence command. In addition, chopsticks can also be used as tools to play many functions besides food.

筷子的使用可以牽動手指、手腕、手臂直肩膀等的30多處關節和50多處肌肉，由此牽動的神經組織多達萬余條。因此，長期以筷子助食對手的靈活性訓練和智力的發展具有重要意義，筷子是人類手指的延伸，也是人智慧發展的重要原因之一。

The use of chopsticks can affect more than 30 joints and 50 muscles of fingers, wrists, arms and shoulders, thus affecting more than 10,000 nerve tissues. Therefore, the long-term use of chopsticks to help the opponent's flexible training and intellectual development is of great significance. Chopsticks are the extension of human fingers, and also one of the important reasons for the development of Chinese wisdom.

正確的姿勢：

Correct posture:

1、手握筷子前，要先將兩根筷尖對齊；

1. Align the two chopstick tips before grasping the chopsticks.

2、使用時只動筷子上側；

2. Use only the upper side of the chopsticks.

3、使用拇指、食指和中指3根手指頭輕輕將筷子拿住；

3. Use three fingers of thumb, forefinger and middle finger to hold the chopsticks lightly.

4、拇指要放在食指的指甲旁邊；

4. Place your thumb next to your index fingernail.

5、無名指的指甲墊在筷子下面；

5. The nails of the ring finger are padded under the chopsticks.

6、拇指和食指的中間夾住筷子將其固定?。?/div>