Chinese traditional table manners culture

1, the ancient Chinese eating a lot of attention, such as sitting, women do not go to the table, eating can not talk and so on. Almost every detail of the ancient Chinese eating requirements. Some rules are out of courtesy and status, that is, the ancients said "honor"; there are some rules from custom; there are some rules are unnecessary constraints on people. No matter what the reason is, these rules have existed before, and they can more or less reflect the food life and food culture of ancient people. Whether or not you follow these rules determines your status in the eyes of others, who can also see your cultural heritage and family upbringing.

2, sitting, no matter in any occasion, is the honored sit on the seat, the humble sit down the first; elder sit on the seat, the young sit down the first; teachers sit on the seat, the students sit down the first. When sitting at a square table, the elder sits at the short side of the square table against the house, and the others are seated according to the seniority of the elder and younger. When sitting at a round table, special attention should be paid to give the seat in the innermost part of the table to the senior, as a sign of respect. If you go to a restaurant to eat, the seat in the room should be given to the eldest.

3, in the countryside, there are still a small number of people still generally retain the "women do not seat" rule, that is to say, there are outsiders, women and men can not eat at the same table. This phenomenon is generally rare in the city.

4, the use of the teapot taboo can not put the teapot mouth to the people, this and can not use the finger to point to the people a reason, to whom is disrespectful to whom. At the same time, it also indicates that the owner is not welcome to the person being pointed at. When holding the teapot with the right hand, the left hand should press the lid of the teapot, indicating respect for others and their own steadiness.

5, the end of the tea to send guests, the official rules of the Qing Dynasty: the boss to give tea can not drink. Superiors generally use tea or tea on behalf of the impatience of subordinates, let him consciously retire. If the subordinate end of the tea, then it is disrespectful to the supervisor, have to drive away the meaning of the supervisor.

6, the use of chopsticks taboo, three long and two short can not put the length of the chopsticks on the table. In the past, the coffin before and after the two sides are short boards, two sides plus the bottom is three long boards, known as "three long and two short". Therefore, it is most taboo to place chopsticks three long and two short.

7, immortal finger, immortal finger is to take the chopsticks, with the thumb, middle finger, ring finger, pinky finger to take the chopsticks, and extend the index finger. The literal meaning of the index finger is to eat with the fingertips, this finger to the person is generally accused of other people's meaning of course, if someone with four fingers to take the chopsticks, put the middle finger out, that in any case is to be beaten.

8. Licking chopsticks, sipping chopsticks, or "socking" chopsticks is very rude. If you make a noise while doing so, you will be seen as less educated.

9, knocking on the chopsticks, only beggars use chopsticks to knock on the chopsticks when they are attracting attention. So knocking chopsticks will be seen as lowly. Ancient people were afraid of witchcraft. In witchcraft, there is a way to harm people by putting all kinds of poisonous insects in the same closed container, so that they can devour each other, and the one who survives to the end is the king of all poisons. So knocking on the bowls and chopsticks would be perceived as your intention to let the poisonous insects crawl out of the bowl. This practice is not acceptable.

10, chopsticks patrol the city, when the food is very sumptuous, people usually eat only the dish closest to them. If you raise your chopsticks and wander around the table, not knowing which dish to eat, you will generally be regarded as uneducated.

11. Don't hold your chopsticks up and down a plate of food, looking for what you like to eat. This practice will be perceived as uneducated.

12, tears and chopsticks, beads, hold the dish, the hand to be sharp, and to use the plate dragged, do not get the dish and the dish juice on the table. Upside down, when dining, you can't use chopsticks on the opposite side. Some elders will say "don't eat with chopsticks butt".

13, the fixed sea, do not use chopsticks to insert vegetables and meat to eat. This is very rude.

14, public incense, not to put chopsticks vertical in the rice. --If you put your chopsticks up in the bowl, it is shaped like an incense burner and is equal to cursing others.

15, hand in the cross, which is equivalent to the teacher to the students to award homework fork, but also similar to the emperor in the death penalty case file on the hook decision.

16, fall to the ground to startle the gods, because the ancestors are buried in the ground, the chopsticks fall on the ground is equal to startle the ancestors, belong to the great unfiliality.