2. Most of the ancient eating utensils were sacrificial vessels to the ancestors of heaven and earth and as external symbols of autocratic hierarchy, which had the preservation value and commemorative significance passed down from generation to generation. Ding occupies a prominent position in China's utensils, and it is also a symbol of political rank and ruling power. In terms of diet, Zhong Ming and Shi Ding were the hierarchical etiquette of ancient nobles. Zhang Heng's Xijing Fu: "Hit the bell, eat and ride." Wang Bo's Preface to Wang Tengting: "Zhong Ming Shi Ding Jia." The clock is a musical instrument, and some nobles ring the bell to play music when eating. Ding's food is eaten while eating.
The most important inventions in tableware are chopsticks, knives, forks and spoons. So far, spoons have been placed on the dining tables in the East and the West. In ancient times, people ate with natural animal bones and shells, and the concept of spoon came into being. The invention of chopsticks has become an important symbol of cultural differences between the East and the West.