Chopsticks are widely used in China and now it is also used popularly by the overseas. Chopsticks, originally called "zhu" in ancient China, which can go back to the Yangshao Culture (about 6,000-7,000 years ago). Initially the Chopsticks were made of pottery or bone and were used to pick up hot food instead of direct hand-grabbing, therefore, this can be called as a key advancement in primitive dining tools.

 

 

During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the chopsticks were used together with "bi" (spoons) as part of the dining manner for the nobles. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, due to the popularization of millet and rice cultivation, the chopsticks became widely used among the common people due to their suitability for granular food, and also the materials for chopsticks expanded to the bamboo and wood and fit well with the Porcelain Bowl Set.

 

 

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the shape of chopsticks became standardized,which were quare at the top and round at the bottom and also reflected the ancient Chinese concept of "The sky is round and The earth is square",moreover,the chopsticks also became a symbol of the aesthetic life of literati and scholars. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, The chopstick culture had matured, which could give the rise to "twelve taboos". Later on, the chopsticks spread to the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Vietnam,etc.,

At present, the material for chopsticks do include the bamboo(or wood), ceramic, stainless steel,etc., which is up to the personality preferences. It can also make various color and designs to match the dinner set including Simple Ceramic Bowl Designs.