Famoussymbolofchineseculture:chopsticks七嘴八舌猜一猜•姐妹两人一样长,•厨房进出总成双。•酸甜苦辣千般味,•总让她们先来尝。筷子•Chinaisanancientcountrywithahistoryoffivethousandyearsofcivilization,shedazzleswithresplendentculture.Amongthem,chopsticksculturewithitsenduringforceofcharacter,uniquecharm,becomeararityinthebiggardenofChineseculture.ChopsticksinChinahasahistoryofnearlythreethousandyears,thisuniquetablewaresooftenisseenasanuniquesymbolofeasterncivilization.Theoriginofchopsticks•1.InordertowinthefavorofthekingZhou,thelastkingofShangDynasty,Dajiusedthejadehairpinasthechopsticks.•2.Dayuusethebranchestoeathotfoodandthat'sistheoriginofthechopsticks.thehistoryofchopsticks•Though(虽然)chopsticksareusedinmanyAsian(亚洲)countriestoday,theyhavetheirbeginningsinChina.ChinesehistorysaysthattheChinesehadchopsticksasfarbackastheXiaDynasty(朝代).Chopsticksaretraditionallygiventoadaughterwhenshemarriestoshowthattheyshouldhaveasonverysoon,forchopsticksinChineseispronounced(发音)likequickason!InChinachopsticksareconnectedwithgoodluck.Soonthecountry'sNewYear'sEve,manyfamilieswilllayoutnewchopsticksatdinnersasawayofaskingforgoodluck.Thedevelopmentofchopsticks•IntheSpringandAutumnPeriodcopper(铜)andironchopsticksappeared.WiththeHanDynastycamelacquered(上漆)chopsticksfollowedbygoldandsilverchopsticksinlaterdynasties.Todaywehavechopsticksmadeofplastic.Themostexpensivearemadefromelephantstusksandjade.ChopsticksintheirownwaytellussomethingaboutChinesetradition.Inancienttimestherichusedjadeorgoldchopstickstoshowtheirwealth.Thestoryofchopsticks•TheEmperorLiLongjioncegrantedapairofgoldchopstickstotheprimeministerSongJingtopraisehishonest.——所赐之物,非赐汝金。盖赐卿之箸,表卿之直也Thestoryofchopsticks•IntheRomanceofthreeKingdom,whenCaocaopointedoutthatonlyLiuBeiandhimselfaretheheroesintheworld,LiuBeidroppedhischopstickswithterrify.Howev-er,luckily,heusedthethundertocoveritsuccessfullyanddidn’tgettheattentionofCaocao。Theinfluenceofchopsticks•Chopsticks,asoneofthemostfamouschineseculturalsymbols,alsohaveagreatinfluenceintheworld.Asweallknow,inthesoutheastofAsia,chopsticksareakindofcommontableware.Infact,itisthereflectionofchineseculture.Andthechopstickshaveplayedanimportantroleinourculturaldiffusion.It’sakindoftoolthatspreadsourcultureabroad.Whenitreferstochopsticks,peoplewillfirstlythinkofChina.Ithasbeenourculturalsymbol.summary•筷子,是炎黄子孙引为自豪的餐具,正如曾到上海来访问的联邦德国著名电影明星科尔宾小姐说的那样一一“我会用中国的筷子进餐,等于半个中国人。”