China is known as the "state of etiquette", and there have been traditional customs and habits of tea worship, tea hospitality and tea worship since ancient times. Tea culture is the ideological crystallization of Chinese excellent culture, which fully absorbs the etiquette civilization and code of conduct centered on "courtesy and harmony" in traditional culture, and embodies this etiquette code in tea art activities.
Jugongli
Gong Ju ceremony is the most common etiquette in tea art, that is, bending down to show respect to distinguished guests or guests, which represents the humility and respect of the saluter (tea artist). Jugongli can be divided into three types: standing, sitting and kneeling, of which standing and sitting are the most commonly used.
Stand at attention and bow, prepare for standing, put your hands flat on your thighs, slowly descend, straighten and bend your upper body, exhale when bending over, and exhale when standing upright. After bending down in place, pause briefly to show respect for the guests, then slowly straighten your upper body and lift your hands along your legs to restore your original standing posture; Bow and bow, prepare for sitting posture, and return to sitting posture after bending over. Other requirements are the same as standing and bowing.
Reaching ceremony
Hand-reaching ceremony often means "please" and "thank you", which is the most commonly used gesture etiquette in tea art activities. When you extend your hand, you should extend your hand obliquely next to what you worship. The four fingers are naturally close together, the tiger's mouth is differentiated, the palm is slightly concave inward, and the palm should feel like a small air mass. In addition, while bowing your head and smiling, pay attention to one go.
Finger tapping ceremony
Finger-knocking ceremony, as its name implies, is simplified from the ancient kowtow ceremony. There are those who nod and kowtow. When saluting, kneel on your knees, hold your hands on the ground, and slowly put your head on the ground in front of your hands. When you touch the ground, you look up. Later, it is said that when Emperor Qianlong toured the south of the Yangtze River incognito, in order to observe the people's feelings and hide his strength, he asked his ministers to use "hands" instead of "heads", with three fingers bent to indicate kneeling, and fingers tapped several times to indicate "kowtowing", hence the "kowtowing ceremony". At present, finger tapping ceremony is still widely used in tea activities.
Serve tea ceremony
Serving tea is to respectfully serve the brewed tea to the drinker. It is best to use a tray when serving tea, and be careful not to touch the rim of the cup with your fingers. When serving it to the guests, you should bend down slightly and say "please have tea", or you can reach out and say "please". When serving tea, be careful not to serve tea with one hand. The front of the cup should face the side of the guest. When serving tea with a cup handle, put the cup handle on the guest's right hand side.
If there are many guests, we should pay attention to the order of tea service: serve tea for the guests first, and then serve tea for the host; Serve tea for the main guest first, and then serve tea for the second guest; Give tea to the lady first, and then give tea to the man; Serve tea to the elders first, and then serve tea to the younger generation.
Implication ceremony
Moral ceremony refers to some ceremonial actions with good moral significance and blessings. When making tea, you don't have to say anything, and the host and guest naturally get the message.
1. Phoenix nodded three times and poured it three times with a portable kettle to show its welcome to the guests.
2. Swirl water injection, when making tea and pouring tea, use swirl water injection. If you use your right hand, press it counterclockwise, if you use your left hand, press it clockwise, which means "come, come, come". Welcome.
3. When placing the teapot, you can't point the spout at the guest, otherwise you will ask someone to leave quickly.
4. "Seven points of tea and three points of affection", that is, only seven points of tea are filled, leaving three points to show hospitality.
5. Tea renewal means that the guest has taken a few sips, so it is necessary to renew the tea in time and never let the teacup bottom. It means "endless tea, drink slowly and talk slowly".
6. Applause the performers with appreciation, encouragement, wishes and congratulations.
7. Standing up is a sign of respect from the younger generation to the elders or the host to the guests, which is generally used when welcoming or seeing off.
8. Give small gifts. As the saying goes, "courtesy is light and affection is heavy." At the end of the tea party, small gifts are exchanged between guests and between host and guest, which can enhance each other's feelings.
Tea ceremony etiquette
The standard tea serving steps are: first, put the tea tray on the coffee table or standby table close to the guest with both hands, then hold the cup holder in the right hand and stick it on the cup holder with the left hand, and then hand the cup up from the left back side of the guest and put it in front of the guest. After the teacup is put away, the ears of the teacup should face right. If you use a teacup without a cup holder, you should also hold the teacup in your hand.
When offering tea to guests, you must pay attention to serving tea with both hands as much as possible. Don't put your finger on the mouth of the teacup or immerse it in the tea to pollute the tea.
When placing the teacup, don't put the teacup on the guest's stall or where it is easy to knock over when he moves. Put the teacup in front of the guests, near the right hand is the most appropriate way.
Tea continuation etiquette
When serving guests the first cup of tea, it is usually not recommended to pour too much. The correct way is to pour it to 2/3 of the cup depth, otherwise it will be suspected of being annoying or chasing customers.
Generally speaking, after a few sips of tea, guests should continue to serve them, and never let the tea in the cup bottom.
Tea tasting etiquette
Before the host serves tea, ask for his own opinion and ask what he wants to drink. If there is no special taboo, you can choose one of several options provided by the other party, or tell them "whatever". Generally speaking, it is impolite to ask too much of the host.
When the host offers tea for himself, if possible, he should immediately stand up, hold hands and say, "Thank you." Don't turn a blind eye, turn a blind eye When he pours water for himself, he should return it politely. When others pour tea and water for themselves, they should also express their gratitude in time and properly.
If it is difficult for the other person to stand up, hold hands or answer "thank you" when pouring tea or water for himself, at least smile, nod or bow. Don't spill herbal tea and leftover tea on the floor. When you taste tea, you should take a sip of it carefully.
When picking up a teacup, hold the cup ear with your right hand. For teacups without ears, hold the middle of the teacup with your right hand. Don't hold the cup with both hands, hold the bottom of the cup with your hands, or hold the mouth of the cup with your hands. That is either serious, rude or unsanitary.
When using a teacup with a cup holder, you can only pick it up with your right hand, and you can't move the cup holder. You can also connect the cup holder and teacup to the height of your left chest with your left hand, and then pick up the teacup with your right hand to drink.
When drinking tea, don't even swallow the tea soup containing tea leaves, let alone take the tea leaves out of the tea leaves or even put them in your mouth. If tea leaves get into your mouth, don't spit them out, but chew them.
When drinking a bowl of tea with a lid, you can gently brush the tea leaves floating on the dry tea with the lid instead of blowing them with your mouth. If it is very hot in Chata, don't blow it, or pour herbal tea water back and forth from another teacup. It's best to let it cool naturally.
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Etiquette is the external expression of a person's knowledge, connotation, temperament and communicative ability, and it is the basic etiquette norm for us to deal with people. Tea etiquette involves all aspects, and the procedure is a bit cumbersome. Fortunately, although the etiquette is complicated, it shows the essence of China's traditional etiquette civilization, and at the same time, it can better reflect the personal accomplishment and skill of the tea accident.
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