Traditional Chinese Rules

Chinese civilization has been going on for 5,000 years and has been known as the "State of Manners". Many of the old rules have been handed down from generation to generation, and these old rules contain the traditional culture and habits of the Chinese people and even safety awareness. Teaching these old rules to the children is conducive to improving their upbringing and cultivating a high level of emotional intelligence, so that they can better carry out their social interactions. The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the old rules and how many of them you still remember.

The old rules of the table

1

Eating without speaking: "Eating without speaking, sleeping without speaking" is the most traditional rule, you can't talk to other people when you have food in your mouth, otherwise it's disrespectful to other people.

2

The elders sit in the center, the others sit in turn, generally speaking, couples should be next to each other. Some children are favored and can sit next to the elders, but the seats should not be higher than the elders.

3

Fixed seats do not move: running around with a bowl during dinner is asking for food.

4

During the meal, the host must move the chopsticks first before the guests can move, and the juniors cannot eat before the elders move the chopsticks.

5

When eating, both hands should be on the table, and the hands should support the bowl, and no biting of chopsticks is allowed.

6

Eating can not bar mouth, soup can not be sucked: at the table to make such noises, will give people a very uneducated feeling.

7

Can't use chopsticks to knock the dishes: in ancient times, this sound was considered to be a beggar begging to make a loud noise, now it is because this kind of sound will give people a very annoying feeling.

8

When eating dishes, you can not move your favorite in front of you. You can't hold the food over the center line of the plate, and you can't flip the plate over and over and pick at it.

9

Chopsticks should not be stuck upright in the rice: this is a symbol of bad luck.

10

No "flipping" when eating fish: the fish should be turned upside down from the head, which is called "turning the head".

11

Toasts should start with the most important guests, when giving a toast, pick up the glass, do not rush to toast, wait for the other side of the toast and then pick up, their own cup must be placed lower than the other side, to show respect and quality. When someone else makes a toast, it is not acceptable to reject it outright.

12

The end of the teacup end of the rice bowl, must be two hands end of the side or bottom edge, can not be five fingers apart from the upper fingers grasping the edge of the teacup or bowl.

13

If you ask someone if they want more rice, you can't say "I want rice".

14

When you have finished eating, you must say, "Please enjoy your meal," before leaving the table. If you don't leave the table, you can join in the conversation.

15

The table rule of the moment should be added, no cell phones while eating.

There are no rules, with the progress of the times, modernization and education is more and more high, people's minds and eyes have become wide open, a new generation of young people advocate freedom and liberation, y impacted by the Western culture, the old rules are more and more difficult to find traces.

Chinese civilization has endured 5,000 years and not decline, because of the inheritance of generations, we admit that some of the old rules have been out of date, change the old concepts in line with the development of the times, inherited the good traditions, so that future generations will continue to enjoy the bright culture of the ancient civilization, is our generation of the responsibility of the unshirkable.