As a very polite country, our food culture is deeply rooted in the history of China. As a visitor or guest of a family or restaurant in China, you will find that table manners are essential. The unique manners displayed will always increase the fun of your meal and keep you in a high mood!

Respect first

It is indeed an admirable custom to respect others at the dinner table, including the elderly, teachers and guests, while taking good care of children.

China people have always emphasized filial piety. The practice of giving the best or delicious food to the elders at home first has been going on for countless generations. In ancient times, ordinary people lived a poor life, but they still tried their best to support their elderly mothers or fathers, which they took for granted.

Although the hosts in China are friendly and hospitable, you should also respect them. Before eating, the host may say some greetings. Guests should not start eating until the host says, "Please enjoy yourself" or something similar, otherwise it means disrespect and will cause unhappiness.

When the host puts the dishes on the table, they will arrange the main course in the center, while the matching dishes are evenly placed around. When the main courses are prepared in the form of decoration by cutting or other means, they will face the main guests and elderly people at the table. This also embodies virtue.

On chopsticks

China is the hometown of chopsticks. Chopsticks culture has a long history in China. The tradition of using chopsticks as tableware has spread to many other countries in the world, such as Vietnam, North Korea and South Korea.

The invention of chopsticks reflects the wisdom of ancient people in China. A pair of chopsticks, although seemingly simple, can hold, pick, tear and stir food. Nowadays, chopsticks are considered as lucky gifts for weddings and other important ceremonies.

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At an important moment

Celebrating birthdays is an important moment in life. When a person is young, he usually eats noodles before his birthday, because in China, long noodles symbolize longevity, and birthday cake is on that day. After middle age, his birthday will be even bigger. In addition, there will be various forms of peaches symbolizing longevity and immortality, as well as pleasant couplets and candles.

On the wedding day, it is also a custom to offer the date of China, peanuts, longan and chestnuts together, hoping that the couple will soon have a baby in line with the China announcement.

For most people in China, it is meaningful to leave home for a long time or go home after leaving home, and there are related eating habits. Eat noodles when you go home, and jiaozi to say goodbye when you leave home. This is especially popular in the northeast.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, although many people can't reach the river to watch the boat race, almost everyone eats a unique food-Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped jiaozi wrapped in sticky rice in bamboo or reed leaves. This day's festival is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. People are worried about his lack of food, so they cooked this special meal for him. Now food is made into various shapes and kinds.

On the eighth day of the last month of the China lunar calendar, people will enjoy a nourishing porridge called Bala porridge. In ancient times, monks would share all kinds of food with people in a friendly way and cook delicious porridge for them on this special day. People still keep this custom.

In central China, when a baby is born, a happy father will send red boiled eggs to announce the news. An egg has a black tip with even dots, such as 6 or 8, indicating the birth of a boy; Those who have no black spots and odd numbers such as 5 or 7 will say that the child is a girl.

Besides, fish has always been used to imply that dinner on New Year's Eve will bring prosperity and wealth accumulation.

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History of China (History of China)

China is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, with a written history of 4,000 years and rich cultural relics and historical sites. It was the inventor of the compass, papermaking, gunpowder and printing. The Great Wall, the Grand Canal and the Karez Irrigation System are three ancient projects built 2000 years ago. Now they are symbols of the rich culture of the Chinese nation. China has experienced a long history of primitive society, slave society, feudal society, semi-feudal and semi-colonial society and present socialist society.

Concentrated China is a book about the history of China. It exists to inform, inspire and attract netizens who are interested in China. It is not a complete history of China; I skipped it on purpose and missed a lot of information. This is more like "China History: Cliff Notebook Edition" or "The Greatest Works in China History" than a complete history.

The national examination system with a history of 1500 years is the most important means to recruit state officials in the huge administrative system of the Chinese Empire. To this day, Taiwan Province, China continues this system in the form of an examination institute, although the Taiwan Province government is considering abolishing this system because it is useless in modern countries. On the one hand, the method of recruiting state officials through examinations provides opportunities for everyone who has enough wealth to support intensive study for ten years or more, but on the other hand, it restricts the manpower and capital that could have been used for business or political investment. The in-depth study of Confucian classics imposed on candidates may also divert their thoughts and activities and keep them away from criticism or even rebellion-not always successful, as proved by the failure and disappointment of candidates led by Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement.

China is one of the four ancient civilizations, with a written history of 4000 years in the world and rich cultural relics. It invented the compass, papermaking, gunpowder and printing. The irrigation systems of Wan Li Great Wall, Grand Canal and Karez were built more than 2,000 years ago. Now, they symbolize the richness of China culture. China has a long history, surpassing primitive society, slave society, feudal society, semi-feudal and semi-colonial society and present socialist society.

A Concise China is a book about the history of China. It exists to inform, inspire and attract interested netizens in China. This is not a complete history of China; I skipped it on purpose and left a lot of information. This is a more comprehensive history, more like "China History: Cliff Notebook Edition" or "The Greatest Click in China History".

The national examination system, with a long history of 1500 years, is the most important means to attract imperial officials in the big management system. Today, China's high-tech industry has formed an examination institute in Taiwan Province Province, although the Taiwanese government believes that this institution should be abolished because it is useless in a modern country. Methods Recruit state officials to inspect them and get a higher position for one of them. With everyone's wealth, it is enough to fund intensive research for 10 years or longer, but it is necessary to bind manforce and capital for each other, otherwise it will be regarded as investment in business or politics. Intensive reading of Confucian classics can also guide candidates' thoughts and activities, avoiding criticism or even rebellion-it may not always succeed, as proved by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement led by Hong Xiuquan, a disappointed candidate who lost the election.