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What are the Chinese meeting etiquette

(1) Handshake

Handshake is a very common etiquette, generally used in mutual meeting, parting, congratulations, condolences and other situations. Pure etiquette in the sense of the handshake posture is: stretch out the right hand, fingers slightly hard to hold each other's palms for 1-3 seconds, eyes on each other, smiling, the upper body should be slightly leaning forward, the head should be slightly lower.

(2) Arching Gift

Arching gift, also called bowing gift, has a history of at least 2,000 years in our country, is one of the traditional etiquettes of our country, and is often used when people meet each other. That is, the two hands make a fist, the right hand holds the left hand. Salute, regardless of seniority, arching hand Qi eyebrows, up and down weight shaking a few times, heavy gift can be made after bowing. At present, it is mainly used for festive reunion activities, New Year's Day and Spring Festival and other festivals to congratulate each other. Also sometimes used in the opening of the ordering meeting, product identification meeting and other business meetings, the factory manager manager arching greetings.

(3) bowing

Bowing means bending over to salute, is to show respect for others a kind of etiquette." Three bows" is called the most respectful salute. In our country, bowing is often used in the subordinate to the superior, students to teachers, juniors to elders, but also commonly used in the service personnel to guests, actors to the audience applause to thank.

(4) embrace ceremony

Embrace ceremony is popular in Europe and the United States a kind of etiquette, usually at the same time with the kissing ceremony. Embrace salute method: two people stand opposite each other, the right arm up, the left arm down; right hand hold each other left shoulder, left hand hold each other right back waist. Grip their respective directions, the two sides of the head and upper body are to the left to embrace each other, and then to the right to embrace, and finally again to the left to embrace, salute.

(5) Kissing ceremony

Kissing hands.

When a man meets an upper-class noblewoman, if the woman first extends her hand in a downward sloping manner, the man can gently lift his fingertips and kiss it; but if the woman does not extend her hand to show that she is not kissed. If the woman's status is higher, the man should bend a knee for half-kneeling, and then lift the hand to kiss. This ritual is most popular in Britain and France.

Kissing ceremony.

Mostly found in the West, Eastern Europe, Arab countries, is loved ones as well as close friends to express intimacy, condolences, caressing a gift, usually in the recipient's face or forehead with a kiss. Kissing way for: parents and children between the kiss face, kiss the forehead; siblings, peers friends and relatives is sticking cheeks; loved ones, acquaintances are embracing, kissing the face, sticking cheeks, in the public **** occasions, the relationship between close women is kissing the face, between men and women is sticking cheeks, the elders of the younger generation is generally kissing the forehead, and only between lovers or couples to kiss the mouth.

(6) Heshi salute

Heshi salute, also known as the palm salute, popular in South Asia and Southeast Asia countries that believe in Buddhism. The salute is performed with two palms facing each other in front of the chest, the tips of the palms and the tip of the nose basically facing each other, the palms of the hands tilted outward, the head slightly lowered, and a smile on the face.