Iron rice bowl, as the name suggests, rice bowl is cast iron, very hard, hard to break.

The iron rice bowl now refers to, mainly includes: civil servants, institutions, banks, education system, tobacco system, power system, the selection of students and other state units of work.

People usually extend its meaning to refer to a good unit or department with stable work and worry-free income. For a long time, the "iron rice bowl" has been the envy and pursuit of the people, if you get this bowl, from now on will be able to food and clothing, happy life. If you can't hold this bowl, it means that you will be dislocated, living in hardship, and will not have peace of mind in your whole life. Iron rice bowl" idea in China's deep-rooted, extraordinary. Although since the reform, the "iron rice bowl" by a certain degree of impact, but is still a considerable part of the pursuit of the ultimate goal.