Do you know what the ancient greeting ceremony was like?

The eight gestures of ancient etiquette are:

1. Hand-bowing ceremony: clasping hands in front of the chest, drawing them from front to back, in the shape of cupping hands. Push forward without bowing. Used as daily meeting and farewell gifts.

2. The salute: clasping hands in front of the chest is lighter than holding fists, but more important than cupping hands. Bow slightly or not at all. Used for daily salutes, respecting elders, and respecting classmates and friends.

3. One salute: Stretch your arms, bring them together in front of your chest, and close your hands. The male's left hand is in front, and the female's right hand is in front. Bend 30 degrees. Move your arms with your waist and keep your head still. Used for first meeting, respecting elders, and family etiquette.

4. Two salutes: Stretch your arms in front of your face and close your hands. Bend 45 degrees. Move your arms with your waist and keep your head still. Used to pay tribute to superiors.

5. Kowtow ceremony: only used for specific rituals, such as respecting heaven and earth to respect ancestors, respecting ancestors on specific occasions, respecting biological parents and ancestors on specific occasions, and couples bowing to each other when getting married. Don't salute casually. Doing it casually is a violation of etiquette and an insult to the other person.

6. Bowing: lower your hands and bow. The bow can be large or small, the lower it is, the more respectful it is. Nodding and bowing are used by elders to return gifts.

7. Hand-holding ceremony: Stretch out both hands flatly, with the palms of the younger generation facing downwards and the palms of the elders facing upwards. The elders hold the younger generation’s hands. The elders can sit and hold the hands of the younger ones.

8. Fist-holding salute: Fist-holding salute is generally a greeting ceremony used by martial arts practitioners.