Chinese Etiquette

摘要

cqvip:China calls itself a礼仪之邦(lí yí zhī bāng),nation of etiquette.And this belief is particularly entrenched among the people of Shandong Province,hometown of Confucius(551-479 BC)and Mencius(372-289 BC).The philosophy of Confucianism emphasizes morality and proper social relations.礼(lí),courtesy,therefore,plays an important role in daily life,and appears in many Chinese words,for example,礼节(lí jié),etiquette。