Chinesetablemanners中国餐桌礼仪实用.pptx

ImportanceBefore DinnerHaving DinnerDishes&DrinkAfter Dinner第1页/共15页ImportanceLearning 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.)第2页/共15页Before Dinner1.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.第3页/共15页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 hosts 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.第4页/共15页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.第5页/共15页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.第6页/共15页Order of DishesSoupDishes of meat(chicken,fish,seafood,etc.)Dishes of vegetablesPorridge,Snack,Fruit,etc.第7页/共15页DrinksIn most circumstances,Chinese people,especially adults drink white wine when they are having big meals.There is a Chinese saying:”Nowineisnotafeast.”(“无酒不成席/宴。”)第8页/共15页Having Dinner1.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 bites as the table turns.Sometimes,when there are kids,the youngest kid will take the first bite to show the care from adults.第9页/共15页4.Do not stick chopsticks vertically in your bowl of rice,because this makes the chopsticks look like the incenses we burn when we are worshiping the dead.So it is like you are worshiping people sitting the other side,which suggests that he is dead.Therefore,this action is viewed unlucky and impolite.第10页/共15页5.Usually,you pick up some food,like a piece of meat,placing it in your bowl first,and then eat it.This makes you look less eager and more elegant.6.Before you pick up something from the plate,you need to decide which one you are going to pick.Once your chopsticks touch the food,you can do nothing other than picking it up and put it in your bowl.Dont ever try to rummage the one you like in the plate.It is impolite.第11页/共15页7.If there are public chopsticks and spoons,youd better use them when you pick up foods.8.When you are eating,close your mouth to make less noise.9.Do not play with you chopsticks:Do not knock the bowl with your chopsticks.Thats what beggars usually do.That makes you poor.第12页/共15页10.To show the warm welcome to the guest,the host will cheer the guest up and try to persuade the guest to drink wine as much as he can.Or the host will be viewed as bad serving.If you can not drink wine,tea and other drinks are also OK.11.If you need to clean your teeth,use your hand or a towel to cover your mouth so that others will not see it.第13页/共15页After DinnerFruits and further free talks.Others can not stand up and leave the table until the most important people does so.If it is the host or the hostess that does the cook,remember to show your appreciation after you finish the dinner.第14页/共15页感谢您的欣赏！第15页/共15页