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Chinese Drinking Culture

CRCCAsiaBeijing

2016-07-21

导读：Hi，everyone！During the Euro Cup，we see beer everywhere

Hi，everyone！During the Euro Cup，we see beer everywhere.

Also drinking everywhere...Do you know any rules about drinking in China？Here we bring you something about Chinese drinking culture.

Drying the cup

干杯 gān bēi

Whatever you're drinking — baijiu (Chinese liquor), vodka, beer, wine — forget your fancy ideas of savouring the bouquet and whatnot. You'll be doing toasts one after another, and toasts mean drinking up. It's called ganbei, which translates literally as “drying the cup.” You'd better do it, or be forever branded as a disrespectful sissy.

敬酒 jìng jiǔ

People will likely toast you to show their respect and hospitality. As a foreigner, you’re not expected to do likewise, but it will be much appreciated if you do. Once you’ve started, make sure you toast everyone who might outrank you. It’s called jing jiu: “respectfully proposing a drink.” If the people are many and you’re worried your head might not take it well, you can tick them off in twos and threes; it’s perfectly acceptable.

Remember: if you’re the one offering the toast, you’re putting yourself in an inferior position, which means you have to be the more respectful one. Thus, it’s better if you stand up and empty your cup completely. The other person may remain seated and drink just a bit, but usually they will go out of their way to show you the same respect — it’s just good manners. If you want to impress your hosts even more, remember to hold your glass in both hands (one propping up the bottom). Afterwards you can tip it slightly towards the person you were drinking with to show them you’ve drunk up.

划拳 huá quán

The finger-guessing game is a drinking game at feasts played by gestures. Two people face to face shall take out their hands at the same time and make frantic guess at each other's total fingers showing up. The one that guesses right shall be the winner. The game is so named because both of the people are the guessers. Since the game is simple and convenient, it has been widely spread with its lasting appeal and has become the most influential and mass-based drinking game of all.

source: www.nbtangyuan.com

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