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Learn about Chinese dining etiquette, including table manners, dishes, and the famous Beijing Roast Duck. Discover Chinese school education, including primary and secondary education and daily routines.
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How Chinese people behave • at dinner table • in school/classroom • in other situations
At the dinner table • If you are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food! • Chinese are very proud of their culture of beautiful food and will do their best to show their hospitality.
What dishes are they (1)? Please refer to the file “What dishes are they” for answers. 2 1 3 4
What dishes are they (2)? 5 6 7 8
Beijing Roast Duck (1)Běi Jīng Kăo Yā 北京烤鸭 • According to a Chinese saying, no visit to Beijing is complete if you miss seeing the Great Wall or dining on roast duck. • As a famous and delicious food with very long history, Beijing Roast Duck is an excellent choice if you want to understand more about Chinese cuisine, culture, or customs.
Beijing Roast Duck (2)Běi Jīng Kăo Yā 北京烤鸭 • The Roast Duck is shining date-red in colour and unique in flavour. • It is characterized by its crispy skin and tender texture.
How to eat the Roast Duck? • Step One: Take one of the small, thin pancakes provided. • Step Two: Spread the pancake with plum sauce, small slices of spring onions, and then add some pieces of duck. • Step Three: Roll up the pancake and take a bite. You will be surprised by the terrific taste.
Using Chopsticks • Knowing a bit more about chopsticks • Dos and don’ts while using them • Practise using them • Chopsticks - fortune teller?
About chopsticks • Materials for making chopsticks: wood, bamboo; plastic, porcelain, metal etc. • Can be used to pick, rip and even stir fry! • It exercises you finger coordination!
Using Chopsticks 1 Right or wrong? Please refer to file “Using Chopsticks” for answers
Using Chopsticks 2 Right or wrong?
Using Chopsticks 3 Right or wrong?
Using Chopsticks 4 Right or wrong?
Right Way to Hold Chopsticks Film clip on how to use chopsticks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJrz8HYaOfA
Now have a go with chopsticks! • One end of the chopsticks are normally square and bigger and other end round and smaller. • Make sure you use the smaller end to pick up food.
Chopsticks - fortune teller? • It is said that you can tell the distance of your future wife/husband's home to yours by the position you hold you chopsticks. If you hold the chopstick far from the smaller end, you will marry a woman/man who lives far away from you hometown; and vice-versa. Do you believe it or not?
Table manners/eating habits • Chinese table manners are very similar to British ones in many ways. For example: • not putting elbows on the table • not stuffing too much food into your mouth • not aiming to pick up one dish, but then suddenly switching to another…. • There are also some differences…
Chinese meal vs. British meal • British: every one has their own plate of food • Chinese: dishes are placed in the middle of the table and everybody shares them with normally a bowl of rice in front of them.
Dinner speech and toast • It is common that the host will give a speech and propose a toast to show the welcome to guests. • gān bēi 干杯! - Cheers!
Seating plan • Sometimes there is a seating plan for a table or who sit at which table if there are more than one tables. • Usually the senior members would be offered the main seat at the main table.
Sharing at the table • It is very common to find a table with a rotating surface in a Chinese restaurant to make sure everyone can reach every dish. • Dinners would move the dishes to the senior members to let them to try first.
Being a guest at a Chinese family When invited to have a meal in a Chinese family, it is suggested that : • Avoid eating continuously without stopping. It is polite to have a conversation. • Offer some help before and after the meal.
Schools in China You will be spending time learning Chinese in classroom and some are staying in a school, so it is necessary and important to know about schools in China.
Questions about Schools in ChinaPlease refer to the file “Chinese Schools” for answers • At what age do children start primary school? How long is primary education? • At what age children start secondary school? How long is secondary education? • How many hours does a primary/secondary school student usually spend in school? • Is it true that both primary and secondary school student do physical exercises in school every day?
Questions about Schools in China 5. Secondary school students hardly have any time playing basketball, table tennis, etc. in school, is it true? 6. What foreign language do Chinese students learn and how many hours do they spend on it? 7. Do Chinese students need to pay for their textbooks? 8. Is there any homework set for holidays?
Morning Exercises at a Chinese School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ8QTLqEM (lasting 3 minutes and 30 seconds)
Learning in Classroom (True or False?) • In most schools tables and chairs are put in rows so that students sit facing the front all the time. • Students are not expected to interrupt the teacher while he/she is talking. • Students do not need to stand up when asking/answering a question. • Students very often have tests. It could be once every week! • The schools can finish very late and sometimes students have to stay up to 9.30pm for work.
BBC – Chinese schools This programme looks into three different types schools in a small town in An Hui Province with details on a few students’ lives on the campus and outside. It shows a real picture of many schools in China today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVwpLNKLWg (You may find rest of the programme from the link above)
How Chinese people behave in other situations? Please refer to the file “role play” for class activity • Meeting for the first time • Giving/receiving present/business card etc.
Plenary activity Are the following the common practice in China? Please refer to the file “plenary activity” for answers.
