In the royal family, kneeling is common. The etiquette of "kneeling down" is practiced in the palace, the fifth office and the royal family. The emperor summoned military ministers every day and often summoned some other officials. This is a secret talk. Unlike the ceremony, officials don't have to kowtow to the emperor.
The procedure of summoning is: first, the foreign affairs office registers, and then the internal affairs office arranges the date of the day. When the emperor was having breakfast (before dawn), he put a green sign on the table and summoned it after dinner. Some of them joined forces (such as with the military minister), and the eunuchs all withdrew. The eunuch of non-staple food in the Ministry of Internal Affairs called the official to the front of NuanGe, lifted the curtain to let the official in, and the eunuch retreated outside the hall.
The official entered the door and stood and said, "I (someone) respectfully ask the emperor for his sacred peace." Then kneel down, stand up, walk a few steps to the emperor, and kneel on the carpet with thick red edges and thick white hearts to play correctly. When the game was right, the emperor said, "Go down." So the official got up and knelt down, stepped back in the face of the emperor and turned to go out.
If you have anything to thank during the performance, just knock on the spot and say, "Thank you for your grace." Say something wrong when playing correctly, take off your hat and touch your head to admit your mistake. Every morning, the emperor was in a coma. When he saw the empress dowager, he had to kneel down when he entered the door, and he had to kneel down when he abdicated.
The eunuch has something to say to the emperor, empresses, queens and concubines. The younger generation in the princes' mansion and the royal family should kneel when they see their elders, and slaves should kneel when they see their masters.
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kneeling position
Kneeling posture and greeting posture are the same part: first correct posture, left leg forward. But when you kneel down, your right leg must kneel down, and then your left leg must kneel down, and your right leg will get up immediately, and your left leg will get up, so as to restore the posture of standing at attention. The rhythm of this series of movements should be balanced, and it should not be rushed or dragged on. Other requirements are the same.
In the Qing Dynasty, princesses, Gege, Fu Yanming and officials' maids (except China officials) all wore imperial clothes and auspicious clothes as gifts. There is a moment of silence, a kneeling, three knocking, six moments of silence, three kneeling, nine knocking and other ceremonies. (Cleaning is standing. Kneeling is kneeling to stand up once. Of course, three kneels means three kneels each. The difference between three knocks and nine knocks is also the difference of time.
When you wear a royal dress and a royal crown, you should kowtow like a man. In the late Qing Dynasty, those who wore auspicious clothes did not wear auspicious clothes crowns, and those who wore hairpins did not crawl on their knees. They only helped two heads and wings with their right hands. What needs to be explained here is "Su".
This action is similar to a woman greeting. First, correct your posture, slowly fall to the end, then get up slowly and restore your posture of standing at attention. It is also required not to bend over, not to bend over, with smooth shoulders and straight back.
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