Table manners are:
1, seating
"Facing the door for honors", "ShangZhouZhunDong" is the Chinese at the table seating is extremely pay attention to the two aspects. To the round table, for example, the host and guest should face the door and sit, leaning against the left side of the position is honored. In not to the door and sit, for the honor of the right side of the east.
2, ordering
Potluck ordering, avoid their own all do the main order, should be the menu circulated, please *** with the same order. When ordering food, to ask more about other people's opinions, do not point everyone does not like or taboo dishes, to avoid unpleasantness. When you go to a banquet to order food, should be ordered by the host, do not be too active.
3, dining
Dining should be civilized and courteous, pay attention to eating. When the host is not greeted, the elderly, the host and the guests have not moved chopsticks, you can not move chopsticks first. The amount of food you eat should be less rather than more; don't make noise when you eat; don't gobble; don't eat too much, eat moderately; avoid coughing or sneezing or hiccuping at the table.
4, toast
Toast must be held in both hands, stand up and face each other, to show politeness. Toast should be divided into the order of seniority, the toast should be initiated by the elders, as guests and juniors should not take the initiative to initiate the toast. Toast in accordance with the clockwise toast, to toast to the elders and then to the peers to toast.
Chinese table manners taboos:
1, do not insert chopsticks. This is one of the most serious taboos in Chinese table manners.
2, you can't clip off when eating noodles. When eating noodles, you can never, with chopsticks or something else deliberately clip off the noodles, only bite off.
3, can not knock the chopsticks. You can't use chopsticks or spoons to knock on the rice bowl while you're eating.
4, to eat with a hand hold. "Eat with your mouth, not with your mouth" means that when you eat, you should bring the food to your mouth and eat it, not with your mouth.
5, drinking soup can not make a sound. You can't open and close your mouth wide, and you can't make noise when you drink soup.
6, on the double not on the single. When serving food, only on the even number of dishes, will not be on the odd number of dishes.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - table manners