How to treat the traditional Chinese hospitality culture

The traditional culture of a country or a nation is known as the most influential soft power. Due to the rootedness and far-reaching nature of traditional culture, the role of culture has been increasingly emphasized, from national governance to small business operations, all see the figure of culture. China's traditional culture has a long history, profound and profound, in the subtle manifestation of China's core culture, hospitality can be seen.

First, let's talk about visiting. The Chinese people are very hospitable, and they are very courteous. Friends and family, neighbors, usually string door to door, visit friends during the holidays, especially during the Spring Festival, today to my home, tomorrow to your place, that is "necessary". Even which day to go where, also have to pay attention to. Such as: the first day of the New Year to elders late to pay tribute to the elders, wishing elders blessings such as the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan; after the New Year to relatives to pay tribute to the New Year, the first day of the family, the second day of the family in-laws, the third day of the family to pay tribute to the relatives. In classmates, colleagues, friends, collaborators, neighbors should also pay tribute to each other. Otherwise, it will fall into the "do not know the human accident" or "do not eat the fire of the world" scolding.

The second thing to talk about is accommodation. If you are visiting friends and relatives, if you stay overnight, where to stay there is a learning curve. Once accompanied by buddies to Harbin to visit the sister (dry sister). After a full meal, waiting for their little old mouth to take us to the hotel accommodation. Unexpectedly, the old sister said: "you wash set a rest early, room Ying Jun (brother-in-law) has helped you clean up, bedding during the day just sun." Live at home, this is the superior hospitality, relationship is not, the hospitality is not, will not be arranged to live at home. Think about it, as long as the conditions allow, who go back to their parents and brothers home still live outside?

Then look at the meal. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands dirty. Some time ago a friend called me, said "have time to come to Beijing, first to my home guests, let your sister-in-law, nephews with your family to eat a meal, chatting." Letting family members accompany is a kind of treatment, and letting one's closest and most important friends accompany is also a tradition, reflecting the honor and importance of the guests. Last year, I accompanied a friend to Hongze Lake to visit his friends who had not seen him for many years, and the very large dining table was crowded with the closest relatives, high friends, and close friends. Of course, as for what to eat, there is no need to say, of course, is their own family's best, the most distinctive local, can not be eaten elsewhere. Cousin often mentioned the year to the countryside as a guest when drinking wine, words full of emotion, said "that is the 'best' wine, uncle rummage through the cupboards to find out, the taste is very good". In fact, it was the best wine in the house, but at that time it was only a few dollars a bottle.

The traditional Chinese culture can be seen in the smallest details of hospitality. Of course, due to the depth of global "integration", the East and West cultural conflict and integration and human progress, some of the traditional hospitality habits have gradually disappeared, some by the improvement, some completed the introduction and renewal. For example, it is a sign of hospitality to give guests food at the table. Now it is not as prevalent as in the past, so "passionate", the meaning will still be expressed, but not "hard", and no longer use their own chopsticks, but the use of public chopsticks.

Society is developing, civilization is advancing, and we are moving with the times. But we should not lose the essence of traditional customs and culture, which is the embodiment of our traditional core culture.