What are the traditional table manners in China and China?

1, in ancient China, there were many things about eating, such as the number of times of sitting, the fact that women didn't go to the table, eating without talking, and so on. Almost the ancients in China had requirements for every detail of eating. Some rules are out of courtesy and status, which is what the ancients called "respecting goods"; Some rules come from customs; There are also some rules that are unnecessary constraints on people. No matter what the reason, these rules have existed, and they can more or less show the diet life and culture of the ancients. Whether you abide by these rules or not determines a person's position in the eyes of others, and others can also see your cultural background and family upbringing.

2, sit down, no matter on any occasion, the distinguished people sit in their seats, and the humble people sit down first; Old people sit in their seats, and young people sit down first; The teacher takes a seat and the students sit down first. When sitting at a square table, the elders sit at the short side of the square table near the house, while others sit in the order of generations. When you sit at the round table, you should pay special attention to giving the innermost seat to your elders to show your respect. If you go to a restaurant for dinner, the innermost seat in the private room should be given to the elders.

3. In rural areas, there are still a few people who generally keep the rule that "women don't go to the table", that is, when there are outsiders, women can't eat at the same table as men. This phenomenon is rare in cities.

4, the use of the teapot taboo can not point the teapot mouth at people, which is just like not pointing your finger at people, who does not respect who. It also means that the accused person is not welcome by the host. When holding the teapot in your right hand, press the lid of the teapot with your left hand to show respect for others and your own stability.

5, tea to send guests, the Qing Dynasty official rules: the boss can not drink tea. The boss usually uses tea or tea to express his impatience with his subordinates and let him leave voluntarily. If the subordinates serve tea, it is disrespectful to the boss and also means to drive him away.

6, the use of chopsticks taboo, three long and two short can not put chopsticks of different lengths on the dining table. In the past, there were short boards on both sides of the coffin, and three long boards with bottoms on both sides were called "three long and two short". Therefore, putting chopsticks is the most taboo.

7. Immortal refers to holding chopsticks with thumb, middle finger, ring finger and little finger, and extending index finger. The index finger literally means the finger used when eating. This finger generally points at people and blames others. Of course, if someone holds chopsticks with four fingers and holds out the middle finger, they will be beaten anyway.

8. It is quite impolite to lick chopsticks, chopsticks, or "sole" chopsticks. If you make a sound during the solo, it will make people feel uncultured.

9. Knock on the cup. Only when beggars attract people's attention, will you knock on the dishes with chopsticks. So knocking on bowls and chopsticks will be considered cheap. Ancient people were afraid of witchcraft. In witchcraft, a harmful method is to put all kinds of poisonous insects in the same closed container and let them swallow each other. Cun Wang lived to the end. So knocking on the bowl chopsticks will be considered that you deliberately let the poisonous insect climb out of the bowl. This practice is unacceptable.

10. When food is abundant, most people only eat the latest dishes. Holding chopsticks around the table, I don't know which dish to eat. It is generally considered that there is no tutor.

1 1. Dig a grave, don't "pull" up and down a plate with chopsticks, and find your favorite food. This practice will be considered as no tutor.

12, tears leave beads. When serving dishes, you should use your hands neatly and drag them with a plate. Don't get vegetables and juice on the table. Turn Gankun upside down. You can't use the opposite side of chopsticks when eating. Some elders will say "Don't eat with chopsticks".

13, fix the needle, don't use chopsticks to insert vegetables and meat. This is very impolite.

14, incense in public, chopsticks are not allowed in the meal. If you put chopsticks in a bowl, shaped like a censer, it is equivalent to cursing others.

15, cross, which is equal to the cross made by the teacher when judging the students' homework, and is also similar to the tick drawn by the emperor on the files of prisoners on death row.

16, the landing is shocking, because the ancestors were buried in the ground, and the chopsticks fell to the ground, which is equivalent to alarming the ancestors, which is a big unfilial.