Drinking Rules

Great Chinese thinkers of ancient times believed that everything on earth has its rules of life and death.The changes of human’s emotions，ideas，behaviours and mentality also follow certain rules.Naturally drinking wine also has its own rules，which is called drinking rules.

The marrow of ancient Chinese drinking rules is two characters，being moderate and harmonious.”Being moderate”means that you should have self-control and self-discipline while drinking.”Being harmonious”means that you should be balanced and restrained while drinking.Therefore，in fact suggests that drinking be moderate with no impacts on one’s mental and physical health，interference of one’s normal life.

The basic rule for drinking is to conform to etiquette，but it is not always unchanged.With the advance of times and society，the norm of etiquette has also undergone constant changes.Although etiquette is gradually fading and changing，rules remain strict and become more practical and reasonable.Nowadays the three Chinese characters（respect），（happiness），（moderation）can be used to represent the drinking rules of ancient etiquette.The tradition of respecting the old is deeply rooted in Chinese people’s minds.While drinking，showing respect to the old has become a custom.This is called jing（respect）.The huan is defined as being pleasant and happy，but not dancing and cheering.Every one drinks wine at their willingness and the atmosphere of drinking is harmonious.No matter where you are drinking and for what occasion，you should have self-control and be moderate，which is defined as yi（moderation）according to Chinese drinking rules.

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