Why can't fish be served as the first course in traditional Chinese table manners?

The meaning of fish is "having more than enough for every year". If fish is served as the first course, it means that "all the leftovers will be eaten up" and you will be very poor.

Chinese table manners:

1, honored to sit on the seat, the humble sit down the first; elders sit on the seat, the young sit down the first; teachers sit on the seat, students sit down the first. When sitting at a square table, the elder sits on the short side of the square table against the house, and the others are seated according to the seniority of the elder and younger.

2, the right hand holding the teapot, the left hand to press the lid of the teapot, showing respect for others and their own stability.

3, can not put chopsticks of different lengths 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". So it is most taboo to place chopsticks three long and two short.

4, lick the chopsticks, sip the chopsticks, or "Soler" chopsticks are quite rude. If you make a noise while doing so, it makes you look like you're not being taught.

5. When the food is plentiful, people usually eat only the dish closest to them. Raising the chopsticks and wandering around the table, not knowing which dish is better to eat, this will generally be regarded as uneducated.

6. 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.