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Made of a special kind of bamboo growing in the Tianzhu Mountain of Hangzhou, Tianzhu chopsticks got this name. 300 years ago, the farmers living at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain began to make chopsticks of bamboo, and found they are durable and have the special scent of bamboo. These chopsticks have many types of categories. There are long, medium, or short chopsticks; in terms of design, there are Buddhist, landscape, or calligraphy chopsticks; in terms of inlay, there are silver, aluminum, iron, or ivory chopsticks. To make a Tianzhu chopstick, the workers have to accomplish more that ten working procedures, like choosing bamboos, scratching husk, pyrograph, inlaying, etc. The uniqueness of Tianzhu chopsticks is 100% natural, with no oil paint but elegant designs.

Because it’s natural and healthy, the monks in the monasteries in Hangzhou started to use this kind of chopsticks, also the woman and man believers would like to buy and take these chopsticks home when they visited the monasteries, hoping the chopsticks could bring them good fate. Gradually, some luxurious Tianzhu chopsticks emerged in the market as gift chopsticks. And tourists to Hangzhou are willing to take some home, for these chopsticks are beautiful, healthy, with Hangzhou style, and not expensive. 

 

 

There is no famous brand of Tianzhu chopsticks, so authorized shops don’t exist. But if you only care about the healthy material, beautiful images and inlays on the chopsticks, you can find some shops selling them on Hefang Street.

 

 

 

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