China ancients gave up using knives and forks, why did they choose chopsticks?

Productivity determines relations of production? This is the eternal truth. There are two main reasons why China chose chopsticks instead of knives and forks: first, chopsticks are more convenient to use; second, it is necessary for the development of ancient society, and finally it has become our traditional culture.

First of all, about the life of chopsticks.

Speaking of chopsticks, according to historical records, it has a history of more than 3,000 years in China, which is the witness of our Chinese civilization. In China's primitive society, the ancients always used knives and forks, but with the improvement of class status, from group marriage to polygamy, from tribal people to the country, the improvement of social productivity was further expounded. It is precisely because of the improvement of production level, the spread of culture and the improvement of class status that princes and nobles and ordinary people have emerged.

In the past, everyone had wine to drink and meat to eat together, but the class concept changed, and eating meat and drinking became a matter for princes and nobles. Since eating meat is a material condition that nobles in the palace often enjoy, it is naturally extravagant for ordinary people to eat meat, but life is precious. Since it is life, we should all respect it, so there is the universality of chopsticks.

Second, the knife and fork used to be the protagonist, but now chopsticks are the protagonist.

People live in ancient times, and whether crops can be harvested depends on God's care. In the past, the population was small and tribal leaders were really busy. Coupled with the low level of social productivity, eating iron is also an honor. In addition, the diet in primitive society mainly depended on hunting and gathering, and hunting was one of the conditions for survival. Since it is hunting for survival, it must be big fish and big meat. Because it is mostly meat, chopsticks have an advantage over knives and forks.

The economic base determines the upper level. The meals we usually eat are all hot and just out of the pot. Since it is just out of the pot, there will definitely be some heat dissipation. Knives and forks are all made of copper, which will transfer heat faster than our wood. Not only that, we can have all the grains in our lives. Since it is a whole grain, chopsticks are certainly more convenient than knives and forks. In the same way, this is why the ancients chose it.