Accompaniments Neither beverages nor dessert are commonly served with a meal.People drink tea nearly all day，but at meals soup is...
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Place Settings and Serving Etiquette An individual place seting for an everyday meal includes a bowl of fan，a pair of...
Family Meals Though customs and the kinds of food eaten vary according to region，it is most common for Chinese families...
Handshaking，Bowing，Nodding Chinese used to cup one hand in the other before the chest as a salute.This tradition has a history...
Conversation for Chinese Negative replies are considered impolite.Instead of saying“no"，answer“maybe”，“Ill think about it”，or“We'll see"and get into specifics later. You may...
Speech and Greeting Conventions Chinese eiquette states that the best way to speak is softly and with one's head slightly...
Gift Giving “Courtesy demands reciprocity”，goes an old Chinese saying，and the advice is an indispensable part of social interactions.It is important...
Renging Closely intertwined with“guanxi”is“renqing"，an important vehicle in Chinese social exchanges.“renqing"which literally translates as“human feelings”is defines by one western scholar as...
Etiquette China has often been referred to as the Nation of Etiquette.According to many westermers，however，Chinese people often act in what...
Half of China's cars will use cleaner fuels such as energy-eficient diesel，gas and bio-fuel by 2025.Renewable and low-emission energy sources...
The government，aware of this，is spending billions to improve public transport in the big cities.By 2008 Beljing is due to have...
Acquiring a driving licence is not difficult.Although a learner has to undergo 70 hours of training over two months，it is...
Wherever Chinese go，the custom of drinking tea follows.Tea was first discovered by the Chinese.Tea is an indispensable part of the...
In China's bigger cities，the rivers of bicycles-once one of the most vivid images of urban China-have been replaced with streets...
Known these days as the“traditional Chinese dress"，the original qipao looked very different from the versions today.Qipao is the Mandarian name...
Traditional Garments In modern society，men are seen at social occasions wearing the dignified and refined traditional Chinese long gown，and women...
The origins of fermenting and drinking wine in China go far back in time.The ancient Chinese either used wine as...
However，color，aroma，and flavor are not the only principles to be followed in Chinese cooking；nutrition is the first concern.A theory of the...
The Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu once said:“Governing a great nation is much like cooking a small fish."He meant that governing...
China has nearly achieved all the targets set for improving the living conditions of women and children by the end...