drinking

DrinkingEtiquetteThedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternWesternDrinkingEtiquetteThedrinkingetiquetteofwestshowtherespectofwineTodistinguishwineweneedtowatchitscolor,smellitsfragrance,tasteitstaste(观其色、闻其香、品其味)Theydrinkforenjoying,sosometimestheydrinkthemselves•Sight:Swirl(旋转)thewinearoundalittletobringupthearomasofit.Thentilttheglass,andobservethecolourofwine.•Smell:Afterswirlingtheglass,putyournosedeeplyintotheglassandsmellthetasteforatleast2seconds.•Taste:Takeasip,andmakethewinecombinewithairfully.Thenuseyourtonguetotasteitroundly.ChineseDrinkingEtiquetteWineplaysanextremelyimportantroleinChinesefolk-custom.Spiritswasusedtocelebratedifferentfestivals,weddingceremoniesandbirthdayparties,tomemorizethedeparted,towelcomeandsendoffrelativesandfriends,tocongratulatethegoodnewsandtogetridofanxiety,tocurediseasesandprolonglife,bothforthekingandordinarypeople.Inrecenttimes,IthinkmostChinesepeopledrinkwineforcelebrating,businessorreleasinggrief.InChina:TherewerefourstagesofdrinkingetiquetteinancientChina--esteem,（拜）memorialceremony,（祭）tasting（啐）anddrinking-up（卒爵）.That’stosay,thedrinkershouldfirstpayesteembykneelingdown;thenpourabitofalcoholdowntothegroundtothankforthekindnessofearththatprovideduswithgrainsandfoods;afterthatsiptotasteitandexpressyourappreciationofitinordertomakethehostdelightful;atlasttakeupthecuptodrinkitdown.Andnowadys,Chinesepeopleattachimportancetothepeoplewhotheydrinkingwith,andtheylikethedrinkingatmosphere.TheChinesepeoplecaremoreaboutthepeoplewedrinkwith.ThatisChinesedrinkingetiquettereflectstherespectofthedrinkersForexample:Thehostandguestshavetheirownseatandorderoftoast(敬酒顺序)Whentoast,thehostcomefirst,andfirstly,theyshouldtoastthemosthonoredguest.Ofcoursethewinevesselmustbefull.Theyoungershouldtoasttheelderanddrinkallofthewine.