2. Round dining table is very popular. Because there are many people who can sit, and everyone can sit face to face, the identity of the head of the family is not clearly determined by his seat on the western-style long table. Guests should wait for the host's invitation before taking their seats. The host must be careful not to let the guests sit near the serving table. This is a big no-no.
You can't start any kind of dining activities until everyone arrives, even if someone is late. Once everyone is in place, the host family can make the opening remarks. In the process of dining, the host must play an active role, and it is completely reasonable to urge the guests to eat and drink as much as possible.
The typical dining table in China looks quite empty, especially in the eyes of westerners. You can see a bowl on the plate in front of each seat; On the right is a set of chopsticks and spoons, which are placed in their respective seats. On formal occasions, napkins will appear, mainly on the knees.
At a formal banquet, the way of eating vegetables is very similar to a slide show, one dish at a time. Surprisingly, rice and vegetables are different, but you can choose to eat them together. Because the dishes have their own characteristics, you should taste them separately, and you can only eat one from the bowl at a time, and you can't mix them. Don't eat with plates, just use bowls. Bones and crustaceans are placed in different plates. Dirty dishes must be replaced with clean ones.
6. Chopsticks are used for all food except soup. Chopsticks are tools for eating, don't play with them. It is very impolite to treat them as chicken legs. You can't point and gesture with chopsticks. Of course, you must never suck chopsticks or put them in rice. This is a taboo, just like incense sticks at a funeral, and it is considered unlucky. Besides, you shouldn't keep turning around in a plate with chopsticks. You should look at the food you want to take with your eyes first. When you hold food with chopsticks, try to avoid touching other foods. If possible, use chopsticks and spoons around you. After eating or taking food, put the chopsticks back in the chopsticks holder.
7. China restaurants are not formal without tea. Therefore, it is wise to store different kinds of tea as much as possible to ensure that the most acute taste is taken care of. There are several points to pay attention to about tea. The person sitting closest to the teapot is responsible for pouring tea for others and himself. The order of pouring tea is according to age, from the oldest to the youngest, and finally for yourself. When someone pours tea for you, it is polite to tap on the table with your fingers, which is to show your gratitude and respect to the tea pourer.