It is fun to tell this story when you eat together with foreign friends , and the foreigners will be interested with this story .

Chopsticks are used every day in China .Now I'd like to take this opportunity to share the interesting story of their history with you . I think you'll agree that even an ordinary item used in daily life can have a fascinating story .

Although chopsticks originated in China , they are widely used in many Asia countries .

The first chopsticks were made from bone and jade .

In the Spring and Autumn period , copper and iron chopsticks came into being .

In acient times the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth .

Many kings and emperors used silver chopsticks to see if their food was poisoned .

Chopsticks are traditionally placed in bride's doweries , because "Chopsticks"in Chinese is pronounced "Kuaizi", which sounds like "get a son soon."

Many foreign friends try to use chopsticks when they visit China .

Even 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 historic souvenir .

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