What are the traditional manners in China?

The etiquette of walking, the etiquette of meeting, the etiquette of sitting

, the etiquette of eating and drinking, and the etiquette of paying homage and celebrating. Walking etiquette: In the process of walking, the same attention to interpersonal relations, so there are walking etiquette. In ancient times, often practiced "tend to rituals", that is, the status of low people in the status of high people walking in front of, must bow their heads and bend down to take small steps to the way to show respect to the honored, which is "tend to rituals".

The rites of walking, of meeting, of sitting, of eating and drinking, and of paying homage and celebrating are all part of the ritual.

Walking etiquette: In the process of walking, the same attention to interpersonal relationships, so there are walking etiquette. In ancient times, often practiced "tend to ritual", that is, the low status of people in front of the high status of people walking past, must bow their heads and bend down to small steps to walk quickly to the honored way to show respect, this is "tend to ritual". Traditional walking etiquette, there is a "line not in the road, stand not in the door" principle, that is, walking not walk in the middle of the road, you should walk by the side; stand not stand in the middle of the door. This not only shows respect to the honored one, but also to avoid pedestrians.

Meetings: People should be warm and courteous in their daily meetings. There are certain rules on how to meet with people of different status.

Sitting etiquette: Traditional social etiquette is well ordered, there is also the main seat of the inferiority and superiority of the distinction between the honored on the seat, the inferior end of the seat.

Dietary etiquette: Dietary etiquette in Chinese culture occupies an extremely important position in the pre-Qin people to "to enjoy the Yan gift of pro-fourth guests," and future generations of dinners and drinks is often a scene of etiquette live theater. Welcome the guests of the banquet is called "wind", "dust washing", send off the guests of the banquet is called "going away". Banquet ceremony regardless of the welcome are inseparable from the wine, "no wine is not etiquette"

Baiheqinghang gift: China is a humane society since ancient times, people care for each other, mutual sympathy, in the Baiheqinghang there are many rituals and regulations.