Chopsticks in China diet culture 筷子:中国的饮食文化

中国饮食文化传承久远，具有非常深厚的历史底蕴，在用餐方面，我国是非常的讲究的，其中筷子是中国的伟大发明之一，它深深的影响了东亚的饮食习惯.

Chopsticks are used every day in China. I'd like to share their interesting history with food tag in Steemit. Can you agree that even an ordinary item used in daily life can have a fascinating story? 

中国人每天都在使用筷子。我想在Steemit里聊一些有关于筷子历史的有趣故事。你应该会赞同就算是日常生活中一件小物，也会有引人入胜的故事吧 ?

Although chopsticks originated in China, they are widely used in many Asian countries ( Japan,Korea, etc). The first chopsticks were made from bone and jade.Copper and iron chopsticks came into being.

筷子是中国的伟大发明，但现在很多的亚洲国家都在使用(日本,韩国）。最早的筷子是用骨头和玉制成的。后来又出现了铜制和铁制的筷子。

In ancient times of China, the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth.Many kings and emperors used silver chopsticks to see if their food had been poisoned.Chopsticks are traditionally placed in brides' dowries,because "chopsticks" in Chinese is pronounced "kuaizi", which sounds like "get a son(boy) soon."

在古代，富人家用玉筷子或金筷子以显示其家庭的富有。许多帝王用银制的筷子以检查他们的食物中是否被人投了毒。筷子在传统上是被当作新娘的嫁妆的，因为“筷子”在汉语中读作“kuaizi”，听起来很像“快得儿子”。

Even the former president of the United States Richard Nixon, used chopsticks at the welcoming banquet held in his honor.As soon as he left his table, a foreign diplomat grabbed his chopsticks as a historical souvenir.

许多外国朋友在访问中国的时候都使用筷子。甚至是美国前总统尼克松在为其到来而举办的欢迎宴会上也使用了筷子。他刚一离开桌子，一名国外的外交人员就抓起了他的筷子，把它作为了具有历史意义的纪念品。

Remember to tell this interesting story the next time you eat with your friends and show off your knowledge.

下次与朋友吃饭时不要忘记把这个有趣的故事告诉他们，卖弄一下你的知识。