Pounding rice is a very ancient and practical agricultural production activity, with its history tracing back to the early stages of human civilization.
It originated during the dawn of human civilization with the earliest agricultural practices like slash-and-burn cultivation. In Flame Country, it has been passed down for thousands of years, until modern mechanical processing gradually replaced this age-old agricultural activity.
However, even so, in the vast rural areas of Flame Country, this ancient skill can still be observed.
The word "pound," pronounced the same as "chong," means putting something into a stone mortar or pestle and using a rod to mash it.
This is an ancient pictograph, with the bottom being the character for mortar, and the upper part in ancient script and small seal script depicts two people holding a pestle, vividly and graphically expressing the meaning of the word.
