Chinese etiquette culture

China is called "the state of etiquette". There were five ceremonies in ancient China: auspicious ceremony, wedding ceremony, guest ceremony, military ceremony and funeral ceremony. According to folklore, etiquette includes four kinds of life etiquette: birth, coronation, wedding and funeral. Actually, etiquette can be divided into politics and life. Politics includes offering sacrifices to heaven, land, ancestral temples, sages of teachers, drinking ceremony in the hometown of respecting teachers, meeting ceremony, military ceremony and so on. Life includes five sacrifices, high sacrifice, Nuo ceremony, birth ceremony, crown ceremony, food etiquette, gift etiquette and so on.

China Business Social Etiquette

Handshake etiquette

Handshaking etiquette originated in ancient Europe, which shows that they are unarmed and friendly. Become a fashion, prevailing in Europe and America. After the Revolution of 1911, China became accustomed to it.

In today's business communication, shaking hands is the most commonly used greeting.

How to shake hands:

Both sides stretched out their right hands and kept a distance of about one meter from each other. The palm is slightly straight forward and down, the four fingers of the right hand are close together, the thumb is up, the palm is left, and the height of both hands is roughly flush with the waist. When holding hands with each other, look at each other with a smile and say a few commonplaces.

Pay attention to when shaking hands:

1 Don't be half-hearted and stare at each other;

② The handshake time should not be too long (usually about 3 seconds to 5 seconds);

Don't clap the other person's arm when shaking hands;

Don't shake hands too hard.

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