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Detailed explanation of Chinese etiquette movements

China ancestors used body movements to convey the language of "two-way equivalence" and "orderly position". These actions are called rituals. Etiquette passed down carries the words passed down from ancestors to future generations.

These etiquette movements originated in ancient times, when there was no language for human beings. It is sign language and hieroglyphics that everyone can understand, and it is "Putonghua" passed down from generation to generation.

There are ten etiquette movements and two routine etiquette movements. Carry the principle of two-way reciprocity, orderly position, indispensable, suitable for both sides, and the principle of being a man.

Ten etiquette movements are: bow, bow, bow, bow, bow, bow, bow, bow.

The two common manners are: meeting for the first time, paying tribute to parents, and bowing to friends, classmates and colleagues.

List of Etiquette Actions Scope of Etiquette Actions Bow and retract your hands before your chest, push forward, bend your arms, shake hands, bend down, hand in, retract your arms, bend your arms for the first time for 30 degrees, bend your arms for a long time, retract your arms, hand in, and bend your hands for 45 degrees. Respect, accept, and return the two routine rituals, bow to the forehead, bow at 90 degrees, bow to the ancestors of heaven and earth, bow to the ground, bow to the ground, bow to specific rituals, respect, accept, and return the gift, raise your hand, show filial piety, and show filial piety with your hands across your chest. Return to Confucius, bow with both hands, bow down, be humble, accept and be humble. He put his hands on his chest and abdomen, stood in front of the ceremony, sincere and sincere, and folded his hands back and forth in a hand shape. Push forward, don't bow your head.

Depending on the distance, it can be high and not lower than the chest.

Daily meeting ceremony, farewell ceremony. Holding your chest with both hands is lighter than making a fist and more important than fighting. Slightly or not.

Used for daily salute, respect for elders, and mutual respect among classmates and friends. Spread your arms to your chest and put your hands together. In front of the male's left hand and the female's right hand. Bend down (30 degrees). Move your arms with your waist, but don't move your head.

Used for first meeting, respecting elders and expert ceremony. Only one can.

Ordinary gift. Spread your arms in front of your face and put your hands together. Bend down (45 degrees). Move your arms with your waist, but don't move your head.

Used to give big gifts to platoon leaders. Generally, a line is called "Bye-bye". Two at most, called "farewell". Stand still, stand up and be solemn.

"Hands are attached to the heart." Stick your hands between your chest and abdomen, with the boy's left hand in front and the girl's right hand in front. Fold, elbows in line with hands. Hand means "harmony with heaven and earth". Tiande is energetic, durable, trustworthy and has a big start. Dede is very tolerant, tolerant, rich and dedicated. Both virtues have their own characteristics. Showing virtue will change with time and environment.

"Senior one." Push your hands forward and up, to the front of your forehead, and keep your arms straight.

"Salute (worship)." Keep your head, neck and arms still, bend your waist and bow deeply (90 degrees).

"Xing." Stand up and put your hands on your forehead.

"Salute again (goodbye)."

"Xing."

"Front hand." Put your hands on your forehead and push them out.

"Three worships (three worships)."

"Xing."

"Li Cheng." Get your hands back to your chest and abdomen.

It is used to pay homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth, honor parents and give life gifts on specific occasions.

Used for group gifts.

The name of the ceremony is "Farewell Forehand", which is equivalent to the ancient "Farewell to kowtow". The ancients called it "sitting" and "sitting straight" because they sat on the floor with their calves and heels. It's convenient to make this gift.

The greatest gift of the ancients was "kowtowing again". Sit down first, stand up straight, and don't let your hips leave your calves, that is, don't kneel. Worship first and do two things. The action of bowing is to put your hands in front of your forehead, put them down, bow your hands to the ground in front of you, and lean forward with your arms. During the third ceremony, hands are put down, separated, palms up. Bend down, put the back of your hand on the ground in front of your body, and knock your forehead on the ground. The third etiquette action can also be folded hands, forehead hit the palm. These three ways show more and more respect. Today, people can worship and kowtow again, or they can just do a kowtow ceremony. Standing and walking are all "paying tribute again" and "paying tribute". Three means more, and more is still three.

It is only used for certain gifts, such as offering sacrifices to ancestors in the sky, offering sacrifices to teachers on specific occasions, offering sacrifices to biological parents on specific occasions, and paying homage to couples on the wedding day. You can't do whatever you want. Anything you do casually is blasphemy, blasphemy against each other. Hands stretched out side by side, the younger generation palms down, the older generation palms up, and the older generation holds the younger generation's hands. The elder can sit and hold the hand of the younger generation.

Family etiquette. Courtesy of husband and wife at marriage. Only used when students pay homage to Confucius, and the teacher returns the gift on behalf of Confucius. On the statue of Confucius, Confucius used this gesture of returning gifts. Cross your hands on your chest, push them out and flatten them.

Teachers can't just reciprocate. Put down your hand and bow. Bow can be big or small, and the lower the bow, the more respectful it is.

Nodding and bowing are used by elders in return. Hands on the chest and abdomen, hands on the left, women on the right.

Stand in front of the ceremony and raise the national flag. Show sincerity and integrity.

Shaking hands, waving, waving, hugging, getting up, clapping, nodding, bending over, answering, smiling, asking for permission and showing off are also manners, which belong to the category of "appearance" and "appearance".

The above etiquette movements seem complicated, but usually only the equal bow ceremony between friends and a worship ceremony to the elders are used. How can I pay back what the other party does? It's simple.

The rules of etiquette are reciprocal, reciprocal and orderly. When the other party salutes, it is necessary to reciprocate. No matter how high your position and seniority are, you should return the gift, otherwise it is impolite and impolite. Answering, nodding, and bending down are all replies.

Salute to the ancestors of heaven and earth, and the ancestors of heaven and earth do not reciprocate. Because they have been giving us "gifts", we just return the gift and repay it.

Etiquette action is based on etiquette and etiquette. These are just basic norms. Etiquette movements can be changed. Different cultures, customs and habits have different manners and behaviors. With basic formulas and differences, we can distinguish and be appropriate. Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions influenced by Confucian culture retain Confucian cultural traditions, which are all branches of Confucian culture. Salute according to your own tradition, so that there is a different place and it is appropriate. In Chinese mainland, etiquette was extreme by monarchy, and now it has been interrupted. We should return to the origin of the ceremony of Zhou, combine the achievements of western culture, formulate etiquette norms, and connect with ancient and modern China and foreign countries. The implementation may be different in different places.

The new ceremony inherits the ancient ceremony, and etiquette brings people closer together and makes them respect each other. At the same time, it develops and changes, conforms to people's hearts, draws people closer, and increases the ceremony of "holding hands" to make them fall in love. It is appropriate to get through the two things.

Etiquette moves change the humbleness, sense virtue, fortitude and justice, and Kunde is elegant and noble. Tribute to Gankun Hede. The inherent rules of etiquette are: two-way giving, equality and reciprocity, and orderly position.

The function of ceremony is: ceremony gives birth to respect, respect gives birth to affection and respect gives birth to holiness. The respect of courtesy students can be transferred to work, study and treat people with things, so as to be dedicated, respect things, respect people and be respected. He is a first-class person. When people lose their manners and manners, they lose respect, disrespect everything and become second-rate and third-rate people. Ancestors' etiquette behavior makes life respected first. Shaking hands can only produce goodwill, not respect.

It is impolite to carry forward character and raise national dignity.

The ceremony is centered on the straight path, which is both righteous and lenient.

The law of giving (beginning): humble yourself and respect others, and respect others.

Rule of reporting: report straight, come and go, and return the favor. You can report it again, vote for me and report it to Qiong Yao. No return, no understatement, no omission.

Those who know propriety know reason, those who know propriety understand reason, and those who know propriety understand reason.

Rites are born from the heart, and they are made by themselves.

The combination of "self-denial" and "self-denial" The combination of "Fu Li" and "Ren".

Confucius said, "Self-denial is benevolence."

Confucius said, "Benevolence depends on itself, but on others?"