Ancient people's meeting etiquette

On the Meeting Etiquette of Ancient People

As a country of etiquette, China had many different manners when people met in ancient times. So what are the meeting etiquette of the ancients? Come and have a look with me!

"Salute hand in hand" is for "hand in hand". This is the most common etiquette for meeting guests and hosts in ancient times. There are three kinds of surrender ceremonies: one is dedicated to different surnames who are not married, and the hand is pushed down slightly when saluting; The second is dedicated to different surnames with marriage relationship. When saluting, push your hands flat and reach forward; Third, it is specially designed for guests with the same surname, and the hand is slightly upward when saluting.

Yi Long: This is an ancient meeting ceremony, regardless of rank, from top to bottom, hand in hand.

Arch: an ancient meeting ceremony in which hands meet on the chest to show respect. Like what? Zilu Arch and Stand? (The Analects of Confucius).

Worship: an ancient etiquette to show respect. In ancient times, worship was just bending over, putting your hands together on your chest, leaning your head forward and touching your hands on your forehead, just like Yi. Like in Peacock Flying Southeast? Worship my mother in class, but she is angry? , here? Bye-bye? This is Jiao Zhongqing's courtesy to his mother. Later, it also means nodding your knees, touching the ground with your hands or kowtowing to the ground. Bye-bye? . Like in the banquet of the hongmen? Thank you. Get up and drink right away, okay? , here? Bye-bye? It should be this collapse.

An ancient bow ceremony. When saluting, kneel down, arch your hands and put your head on your hands. In Zhou Li? Empty head? ; What else? Bow first? . Like what? Liang, I admire you, I admire you, I bow to you, I kowtow to you? Qu Yuan (excerpt).

Farewell: Worship twice as a farewell to show the solemnity of etiquette. Like what? I want to ask the minister to give me a pair of white jade, and then I will worship the king. ("The Hongmen Banquet"). It used to be used at the end of letters? Bye-bye? To show respect.

Nod: kneel on the ground and knock your head. ? Escape? It means stop. When saluting, the head touches the ground, so it is nodded because its head touches the ground for a short time. Usually used to pay tribute to junior officers and peers. Such as greetings and farewells between bureaucrats, greetings, visits and farewells between people, etc. It is also often used at the beginning or end of a letter. As Qiu Chi nodded? (The Book with Chen Bozhi).

Kowtow: An ancient bowing ceremony. Kneeling and touching the ground for a long time is kowtowing. ? Ji? It means to stay and delay. When saluting, the giver kneels, presses his left hand on his right hand, supports the ground with his hands, slowly touches the ground with his head in front of his knees and his head behind his hands. The head must stay on the ground for some time. Kowtowing is the most important etiquette, which is often used by courtiers when they visit the king. Like what? Meng Ming kowtowed:? Your majesty's kindness, not bothering drums and tired ministers, will be slaughtered in Qin. ? (Battle of Kans).

These ancient ceremonies are already red tape in our eyes today. However, understanding the differences between them can also help us learn a lot.

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