Chinese Boxes, also called  picnic boxes, or lunch boxes, are general divided  into tiers and have handles. There are large, medium and small size examples. The Large ones are used  carried on a pole by two people each ends.  Two medium sized ones  are carried  on a pole by one person.  Small ones, and most popular ones, are carried  by one hand  and used  on daily basis for storage of  lunches and preservative dry food.

 

Designed by scholars, these different types and size of boxes as containers, sold  in shops with detail carvings, paintings.