筷子的历史剖析.ppt

For written semantic differentiation between the fast (快) V.S chopsticks, a new character was created for chopsticks (筷子) by adding the bamboo (竹/?) to it. The English word chopstick may have derived from Chinese Pidgin English, a pidgin in which chop chop meant quickly. Chopsticks in ancient times known zhu is called kuaizi now.Kuaizi was invented by the Chinese living in the Han nationality, which is the characteristic eating tool in China. Acording to the ancient records, we know that King Zhou had used chopsticks in the Shang Dynasty,.So its visible that the history of chinese people using chopsticks is more than 3000 years . Archaeologists unearthed a pair of silver chopsticks from a tomb of the Sui Dynasty, and they may be our countrys earliest silver chopsticks. Wei and Jin Dynasties for more bone and copper chopsticks were found .In the history of our country ,from Sui to Tang ,300 years witnissed peoples high liviving standad . Its greatly improved especially in the Tang Dynasty. Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges frequently .And smelting level has been further developped so gold and silver chopsticks on the table also continue to emerge on the us from the song, Liao, Jin, Yuan Dynasties. And then bamboo chopsticks inlaid with silver appeared. The use etiquette of chopsticks Pick up the food later, should not put chopsticks back on the plates Can not use chopsticks to point to people Do not insert the chopsticks into a bowl of rice,This is a way that our ancestors offer to resettle them, it implies ominous signs No chopsticks fighting with others when picking dishes When having big meals, should not use chopsticks to eat before host When having a meal, you raise your chopsticks, but dont know which dish you want to eat, then do not use chopsticks move back and forth in each dish or swimming in the air, instead of back and forth on the dishes without food Chopsticks are main dining utensils in china , if you need to use other tableware when eat