What etiquette does China do particularly well?
Handshake Etiquette
Handshake Etiquette originated from ancient Europeans who showed their kindness and friendliness to each other that they were unarmed. Later, it became a fashion and prevailed in Europe and America. After the Revolution of 1911, China also became accustomed to it. In today's business communication, handshake is the most commonly used greeting. The way of shaking hands: both sides extend their right hands and keep a distance of about one meter. The handshaking etiquette is
straight, the four fingers of the right hand are close together, the thumb is up, the palm is to the left, and the height of the hand is roughly flush with the waist. When holding each other, you should look at each other with a smile and exchange a few pleasantries. When shaking hands, you should pay attention to: 1. Don't be half-hearted, keep your eyes on each other; 2 The handshake time should not be too long (usually about 3 seconds to 5 seconds); 3 Don't clap each other's arms when shaking hands; 4 shake hands and don't use too much force. (the relationship is average, the two sides hold hands slightly, and shake them up and down; If the relationship is close, you can use a little force and shake it up and down a few times to show your friendship or deep affection between the two sides. But it's impolite to just hold your fingertips or just pass your fingertips or wrap your hands around each other's hands. The principle to be followed when shaking hands: honour person comes first. Between the superior and the subordinate, the superior should reach out first; Between the older generation and the younger generation, the elder should reach out between men and women first, and the lady should reach out first; Between peers at the same level, no matter who reaches out first. Note: When the two handshakers meet two or more of the above orders, the position is generally considered first, then the age is considered, and then the gender is considered. Note: when introducing, you should respect the person who comes last (first introduce the person with the lower position, then introduce the person with the higher position); But when shaking hands, the honorable person should come first (the person with the highest position reaches out first). When the guest shakes hands with the host, the order of reaching out is different. When welcoming guests, the host reaches out first; Send away the guests, the guests reach out first. When the guests arrive, the general host first reaches out and welcomes them; When guests leave, they usually reach out first. The guest held out his hand first, indicating that he wanted the host to stay. Taboos to shake hands: no handshaking with both hands, no handshaking with the left hand, no crossing handshaking with gloves, no shaking hands with others with unclean hands, no shaking hands with the other hand in your pocket, with the exception of those with eye diseases or eye defects.
Business card etiquette
Business card is an economical and practical communication tool in modern business communication. It is a kind of "letter of introduction" and "contact card" of self. Business people should know something about the selection, making and etiquette of handing over business cards. Business card etiquette specifications The specifications of business cards are generally 8.6 cm -1 cm long and 5.5-6 cm wide. At present, the most popular handshake etiquette
in China is 9cm×5.5cm, and the colors are mostly white, milky white, light blue, light yellow and other colors. The horizontal and vertical (horizontal business cards are arranged from top to bottom, and the word order is from left to right) textures of business cards are suitable for soft and wear-resistant white cardboard, scented paper and other graphic business cards, and the patterns should be simple. Simplified Chinese characters should be used as the characters, and the two characters should not be alternately printed on the same side of the business card. It is best to print the same content in simplified Chinese characters and another text on both sides. Contents of standard business card: the unit to which I belong (enterprise logo, work unit, department), my name (name, position, title), contact information (address, telephone number, fax number, postcode of the company, and also the website of the company, my email address or mobile phone, etc.)-how to obtain a business card 1. Give your business card voluntarily (for example, hello! This is my business card. Please keep in touch or take care of me in the future! Offer to exchange business cards (for example, can we give each other business cards? Or nice to meet you. I wonder if I can exchange my business card with you? Ask for a business card from an elder with high status (I've heard a lot about you, I don't know how to ask you in the future? Or nice to meet you! I'll ask you for advice in the future. I don't know how to contact you. ) 4. Ask peers or younger generations for business cards (how can I contact you in the future? Note: if someone asks for your business card and you don't want to give it, you should express it in a euphemistic way, and you can't refuse it directly. What should I say? What should I say if I don't have a business card? The order of business card delivery: generally, the person with the lowest position first gives the business card to the person with the highest position, the younger generation first gives the business card to the elder and the man first, and then the latter gives it back; When delivering business cards to many people, they should be condescending, from near to far, and (round table) should be carried out clockwise in turn. Business card delivery method: smile, face the front of the business card to the other party, hand it to the other party with both hands (hold the two corners of the top of the business card with your thumb and forefinger respectively) and say greetings. Here is my business card, please give me more advice or keep in touch! When handing over a business card, if it is handed over and received unilaterally, use both hands; If both parties exchange business cards at the same time, they should hand them in the right hand and pick them up in the left hand. Don't give it to others with your fingers. When delivering business cards, if you are sitting, you should get up or lean over. Etiquette norms for handing over business cards-how to receive business cards 1. When receiving business cards, you should get up or lean over, smile, and catch the lower corners of the business cards with both hands. Thank you after receiving the business card, and read it carefully to show your attention to the other party; 2. Keep your business card properly after reading it, and don't fiddle with it in your hands or put it on the table at will. 3. If you put it on the table temporarily, don't put other items on it, and don't leave it behind. Note on business cards: Don't write irrelevant things on other people's business cards; Remember to bring your business card when attending business social activities. Etiquette code for handing over business cards-the place of business cards should be placed in the business card holder or the inside pocket or briefcase of the suit jacket. It is impolite to put business cards in other pockets, especially in the back trouser pocket, skirt pocket or wallet. It is best to separate other people's business cards from your own. Edit the basic information of this paragraph
There are five rites in ancient China, that is, the ritual is auspicious, the wedding is joyful, the guests are welcome, the military is military, and the funeral of the Olympic etiquette lady is fierce. Folklore believes that etiquette includes four kinds of life etiquette: birth, crown, marriage and funeral. In fact, etiquette can be divided into politics and life. Politics includes offering sacrifices to heaven, places and ancestral temples, offering sacrifices to teachers and sages, respecting teachers' hometown drinking ceremony, meeting ceremony, military ceremony and so on. Life includes five sacrifices, high-ranking sacrifices, Nuo ceremony, birth ceremony, crown ceremony, food etiquette, gift etiquette and so on. Chinese etiquette plays a role of "quasi-legalism" in China culture.
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According to Xunzi, there are "three books", that is, "the origin of heaven and earth", "the origin of ancestors" and "the origin of governing by teachers". Among the traditional salutations in China, the funeral was the earliest. Funeral for the dead is to appease their ghosts, while for the living, it becomes a etiquette to respect the young and the old, to be filial and to be virtuous. In the process of the establishment and implementation of etiquette, China's patriarchal clan system was born (see China's patriarchal clan system). The essence of etiquette is the way to govern people, and it is a derivative of the belief in ghosts and gods. People think that everything is manipulated by invisible ghosts and gods, and performing etiquette is to please ghosts and gods for happiness. Therefore, etiquette originates from the belief in ghosts and gods, and it is also a special form of expression of ghosts and gods' belief. The appearance of "Three Rites" (Yili, Liji and Zhouli) marks the mature stage of etiquette development. In the Song Dynasty, etiquette and feudal ethics and moral preaching were combined, that is, etiquette and ethics were mixed, which became one of the effective tools to implement ethics. Salute serves to persuade morality, and red tape does its best. It was not until modern times that etiquette was truly reformed. Both the etiquette of national political life and the etiquette of people's life have changed into the new content of the theory of non-ghosts, thus becoming the etiquette of modern civilization.
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The debate between Christian missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries on how to treat China's traditional etiquette. The debate on Chinese etiquette
The two sides are mainly Jesuits controlled by Portugal and Dominicans and Franciscans controlled by Spain. Jesuit missionaries combined Christian teachings and etiquette with traditional cultural customs in China, allowing China believers to worship Confucius and ancestors, while Dominican missionaries and Franciscan missionaries thought that worshipping Confucius and ancestors was idolatry. For this reason, the two sides have submitted a ruling to the Holy See, and at the same time, they still go their own way. The ruling of the Holy See has been repeated several times, and the main purpose is to prohibit China believers from worshipping their ancestors. So Emperor Kangxi ordered the expulsion of missionaries who opposed Chinese etiquette, and finally ordered the ban on missionary work. It was not until 1939 that the Vatican lifted the ban on Chinese etiquette at that time.
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China is a country of etiquette that has been passed down for thousands of years, and its audio-visual education is broadcast overseas. According to legend, more than 3 years ago, during the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, the Duke of Zhou made rites and made merry, and put forward the program of rule by courtesy. Later, after Confucius and the post-seventies, Mencius and Xunzi advocated and improved the traditional "Wan Fu Li (female) < P >, ritual and music civilization became the core of Confucian culture. After the Western Han Dynasty, as the theoretical form of ritual and music culture and the source of ancient ritual system, Yili, Zhouli and Liji were successively listed as academic officials, which not only became the classics that ancient scholars must read, but also became the basis of ritual system in past dynasties, and had a far-reaching impact on China culture and history. With the formation of Confucian cultural circle in East Asia, ritual and music culture has naturally become an important feature of eastern civilization. Undoubtedly, to understand China's traditional culture, we must understand Chinese etiquette culture. The development of etiquette culture has its historical origin. Can be traced back to the distant past. It should be said that when the first page of the history of the Chinese nation was opened, etiquette came into being with human activities and primitive religion. Etiquette system is formulated to deal with the three relationships between man and god, man and ghost, and man and man. With the development of human social life, people's activities of expressing awe and offering sacrifices have become increasingly complicated, gradually forming various fixed patterns ... and finally forming etiquette norms. It can be seen that from the emergence and development of etiquette, etiquette is the need of the development of human social life and an inevitable requirement and reflection of human social relations. This point can also be further proved by the formation and changes of etiquette norms in the historical development of China. According to archaeological data, there are large altars, temples, stone mounds, etc. in the ruins of Hongshan Culture discovered in Kazuo, Liaoning Province, which are places for holding large-scale sacrificial activities. Pottery statues of naked pregnant women may be fertility goddesses worshipped by ancestors. Earlier images of human face worms on painted pottery of Yangshao culture and the heads of the dead lying west in tombs also revealed some information about the etiquette system in ancient times. In terms of ancient literature, there are "five rites began to show since the sacrifice;" At the time of Yao and Shun, the five rites were salty. In fact, the evolution and development of etiquette system has experienced a long and tortuous course of Chinese etiquette < P >, and the truly complete and systematic etiquette system is the Western Zhou Dynasty. Due to the lack of materials and literature, the etiquette system before the week has been difficult to examine in detail. The book "Three Rites" —— Zhou Li, Yi Li and Li Ji, compiled by Confucian scholars, recorded and preserved many rituals of the Zhou Dynasty. For more than 2, years after the Han Dynasty, they have been the classic works of the state to formulate etiquette system, so they are called "Rites". Now, to study and discuss the ancient etiquette system mainly applicable to the nobility, "Three Rites" is still the most important book. Although the evaluation of their ideological tendency is different, many of their expositions are only based on the ideals of later Confucianism, but they still have certain reference value and influence in the cultural history. The so-called etiquette in ancient times includes a wide range of contents and forms, such as political system, imperial court code, sacrifices to gods and gods, prayers for floods and droughts, imperial examinations in schools, military campaigns, division of administrative regions, building of houses and tombs, and even food, clothing, housing, transportation, weddings and funerals, speech and manners, all of which are related to etiquette. It is almost a system that includes all laws and regulations of national politics, economy, military affairs and culture, as well as personal ethics and moral cultivation. It was not until modern times that the scope of etiquette gradually narrowed, but now it generally only means etiquette and ceremony. China's etiquette culture, with its peaceful and upright features, has a far-reaching impact on people. However, the culture of any nation cannot be consistent all the time, but can only change with the times, discard its dross and take its essence. The factors of excellent culture are often timeless, living in the long river of history for a long time, and continuously affecting the spirit and outlook of the nation. For example, around the 6th century BC, it was the axial age of the world's ancient civilizations, and there appeared philosophers such as Confucius, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Socrates, Plato, Sakyamuni, and other glorious classics. For more than two thousand years, they have always been accompanied by the historical process, and people can feel their existence almost everywhere. In today's highly developed science and technology, people often go back to that era to find wisdom. People should also look at the culture of rites and music advocated by Confucius. Since modern times, due to the decline of the country and the invasion of foreign powers, Chinese people have been excited by time changes, and it is reasonable to blame traditional culture for being beaten behind, but it is not entirely true. Imagine that a scholar who is knowledgeable has been beaten by a robber. People can blame him for not being brave in boxing, but he can't be blamed for not being knowledgeable in Chinese etiquette contest. It would be a real tragedy if the scholar lost his books and only practiced martial arts and became a "strongman" without culture. Human society will eventually enter a civilized era in which everyone is honest and respectful. Therefore, people should not only practice martial arts to strengthen their health, but also carry forward the existing culture, and the ritual and music culture will eventually have its new use. China's etiquette culture not only plays a great role in the Chinese nation, but also has a far-reaching impact on the world. For example, China's traditional etiquette culture has been preserved in Korea and Japan, and continues to play an active role in social life. What is shameful is that in people's homeland, its loss rate is very alarming. In people's interpersonal communication, people who know how to use elegant language and manners to show respect have become increasingly rare. As the most common and grand wedding and birthday ceremonies among the people, it is increasingly losing its national characteristics and rapidly westernizing; Christmas and Valentine's Day are increasingly becoming major festivals for young people in China. As a symbol of national culture, once the etiquette and festivals are all westernized, it shows that the standard culture has been abandoned by the people, and its demise will not be too far away. Chinese people and people of insight should be aware of their worries. The etiquette culture forged by thousands of years of civilization in China could have become the strength of tourism economy, but many industry members can't even say the polite words of "I'm sorry, thank you, it's okay, please", let alone others. Although hotels and restaurants are becoming more and more gorgeous, the quality of service has always been the weakness of tourism development, which makes people sigh. In addition, in recent years, the number of Chinese traveling abroad is increasing day by day, but there are many people who are vulgar and lack etiquette education. The criticism of overseas public opinion is reported from time to time, which greatly damages people's national image as an "ancient civilization" and "a country of etiquette". In order to change this situation, in recent years, the government regards "courtesy and honesty" as the important content of "civic morality". How to emphasize it?