Ancient Chinese people grasped or tore food with their bare hands at the beginning. Chopsticks, forks, knives and spoons were used much later. Chopsticks are a wonder of Chinese dining utensils with a history of thousands of years. And it became the most frequently-used utensil in Chinese’s daily life. In ancient China, they were called zhu. When the Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating instrument is anybody’s guess. Chopsticks may be made of several materials: bamboo, wood, gold, silver, ivory, pewter and plastic. In cross-section, they may be either round or square. Some of them are engraved with colored pictures or calligraphy for decoration. Ordinary chopsticks used in Chinese homes are made of wood or bamboo, those for banquets are often ivory, whereas gold ones belonged only to the royalty and aristocracy. Many foreigners like Chinese food very much, but at the beginning, they always fighting with the chopsticks.