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The Development of Table Manners in China China has a long history and an excellent culture which is one of the most extensive and profound cultures in the world.Table manner is an important part of the Chinese culture.There is an old saying goes, “Bread is the stall of life”.In fact, dining is not only to meet the basicphysiological needs, but also key stepof social contact to close the relationship between people.Under different period and different social backgrounds, table manners are different.There are many reasons behind the difference.According to literature records,eating etiquette has formed a set of quite perfect system in Zhou dynasty.In the Qin and Han Dynasties, people in the dining, receiving guests and other daily activities, all sat on ground.It is not sit cro-legged but knees to the ground and soles offeet face up.You should keep the upper body upright, sit on your heels.In formal situation, the order of sat should be followed.The most important guest sit facing south, than the host facing west, other guest and companies sit facing east and north.Women are not allowed to eat at table, except the major guest is female or the meal is set only for women.Before sit down to eat, you should tidy your clothes, wash hands and rinsemouth.This is not only health requirements, but also shows person's self-cultivation.When it comes eating, only after the host signal to start eating, can/ 3
you enjoy your food.The eating order is drink after eating, meat after vegetables and fruits after meal.Tea is an indispensable step in Chinese traditional table.It isinformal if there is no tea on Chinese table.The owner should pay attention to the situation in the tea cup, tea is to drink half a cup to refill.At the feast of the nobility, there would be play music or performance of dancing.And there are some tips you should remember when use chopsticks, don’t point at people with your chopsticks.Don’t use chopsticks as fork or knife.When there are leftover on your chopsticks, don’t use it to pick food or don’t suck on it.There are a lot of the same place between table manners in modern China and ancient times.But in some small places it has changed because of western influence.The seating order is the same as western dinner etiquette, the first chief guest sit right to the host, the other guest sit in the host’s left or right of the first chief guest.Depends on the specific situation it is flexible.The host should servemealstart from the guests on the right,the first is chief guestserve, than the host,first female guest, after the gentlemen.Tea is not the same important as before.People sometimes use other drinks like wine instead of tea.Wine gla can’t be poured too full.It still maintaining the traditional order of food, serve cold food than the hot food, at last, there are desert and fruit.If there are whole chicken, duck, fish and other plastic dishes, the head of them should/ 3
nottail toward the chief guest.These programs can not only make the whole proce of a harmonious and orderly, but also make the identity of host and guest clearly and easy for emotional expreion and communication.Therefore, the table manners can make feasts activities succefully.The development and change of Chinese table manner has been influenced by western culture, which reflects the change of people's thought.In ancient society, it has the obvious superiority cla, but the attention is being downplayed in modern.Modern table manners still retain many of the ancient customs.We can't just blend in with the world and forget to inherit our own traditional culture.Understanding and mastering table manners will enhanceour self-cultivation and contribute to social relationships with others./ 3
