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Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are round on the eating end which symbolizes heaven, while the other end is square which symbolizes earth. This is because keeping enough food is a 36 (great) concern than anything else.
It is important to note that chopsticks are used in many different cultures and there is no single standard for the use of chopsticks. Here are some customs 37 (associate) with chopsticks in China. Playing with chopsticks 38 (consider) bad manners. And chopsticks should not be placed vertically (垂直) in a bowl of rice or other food. Any stick-like object pointing upward 39 (resemble) the incense (香) sticks that people use 40 offerings to their dead family members. It is also bad manners to tap chopsticks on___41___edge of one’s bowl, because in ancient China beggars often made this noise 42 (attract) attention.
In Chinese, “chopsticks”reads “kuai zi”, which means “to have sons soon”, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept chopsticks as 43 (they) wedding gift.
44 has already been found out is that using chopsticks improves one’s memory, increases finger flexibility and can be useful in learning and improving skills such as Chinese character printing and brush painting.
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