I ching culture in chopsticks: round head and square head

It is said that the Book of Changes is "Shu Ren doesn't know the daily use". Let's look at the Yijing culture from the chopsticks commonly used in life.

Although everyone uses chopsticks almost every day, I don't know if you have found out:

The two ends of chopsticks, one round and the other square.

Heaven and Round Place is a philosophical thought of China in ancient times, and it is a reflection of the theory of Yin and Yang. The sky and circles symbolize movement; The earth and the square symbolize stillness; The combination of the two is the balance of yin and yang, and the dynamic and static complement each other.

This design and embodiment can be found in many places in China:

For example, the Temple of Heaven

Another example is copper coins.

So one end of chopsticks is round and the other end is square. The circle symbolizes the sky, and the square symbolizes the place, corresponding to the round place. This is the basic principle for China people to understand the world.

The square symbolizes the earth, and the circle symbolizes the sky. Isn't that that Gan Kun is upside down?

In fact, holding the chopstick handle and holding the food with the chopstick head, Kun is doing it above and doing it below. This is the divination of Di Tiantai, which is smooth and smooth, and of course auspicious.

Holding the chopstick head in hand, holding the food with the chopstick handle, it is a sign of heaven and earth (pǐ), no, it is a block.

In addition, Kun gua has the meaning of handle, handle and handle; Dry divination symbolizes the sky and the first. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people, which probably comes from this.

Don't buy chopsticks painted with colored paint, because heavy metal lead and organic solvent benzene in paint are carcinogenic, which will fall off with wear and tear and enter the human body with food.

Plastic chopsticks are brittle and easy to deform and melt after being heated, thus producing substances harmful to human body.

Bone chopsticks have a good texture, but they change color easily and are more expensive.

Metal chopsticks such as silver and stainless steel are too heavy, feel bad, and have strong thermal conductivity. Eating overheated food is easy to burn your mouth.

Bamboo chopsticks are non-toxic and harmless, which is very environmentally friendly. Because most people can't judge whether the paint is healthy or not, it is suggested to choose chopsticks without paint as much as possible. Try to choose wooden chopsticks with high density and fine texture.