Chinese_table_manners中国餐桌礼仪.pptVIP

“ ” “ ” Chinese Table Manners 陈展鹏 201351709051 欧伟峰 201351402044 Importance Before Dinner Having Dinner Dishes Drink After Dinner Importance Learning basic rules will help you feel like aware. Make those around you more comfortable, and accept you as an well-educated man. Chinese people treat dinners as one of the most important social interactions. ( Business will be talked and set while having dinner.) Before Dinner 1. Prefer round tables, which enable people to sit face to face. Through this way, people feel close to everyone. 2. The most important guest( the oldest, the most respectful, etc.) will sit facing the door. 3. After the most important guest sit down, others take their seats. 4. Guests will not order unless the host ask them to do so. Sometimes, host asks the most important figure to order dishes in order to show the host’s respect. 5. If you have something that you do not like or can not eat, tell the host secretly. He will take into consideration when he is ordering. 6. If you are sitting near the teapot, it is your duty to serve others tea. Usually, you start from the eldest/female. Do it clockwise. Generally, you serve yourself at last. To be a gentleman, do this job before ladies realize that they need more water. 7. When the teapot is empty, hold the lid one side up, and the waiter will come and fill it. 8. The dinner will not begin until everybody arrive, even if someone is not on time. Order of Dishes Soup Dishes of meat( chicken, fish, seafood, etc.) Dishes of vegetables Porridge, Snack, Fruit, etc. Drinks In most circumstances, Chinese people, especially adults drink white wine when they are having big meals. There is a Chinese saying: ”No wine is not a feast?.” ( “无酒不成席/宴。”) Having Dinner 1. Soup will be served the first. If the soup is too hot, you can wait until it gets cooler. 2. Dishes will be placed on the turntable. 3. Every time when a dish is served, the most important people take the first bite. Then others take their bit