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Excerpt from The Chinese Recorder, Vol. 36: And Missionary Journal The interior domestic, with the card in front of him, will direct the way. The caller will get out of his chair and proceed (not looking to the right or left). The host and caller at first sight should salute each other without saying a word, but this is optional. The guest should proceed on the left of the host and walk in line to the reception room. They should greet each other with their hands lifted above their noses to the level of the cheeks. Having gained the reception room the host should request the guest to be seated on the k'ang and the host be seated after him on the k'ang also. Tea being brought the host should rise and present tea to the visitor - the host's servant having brought the guest's tea, places it first in the host's hands - the host rises and places the tea on a small table between them by the visitor. The visitor should rise to receive the tea, with a salutation, and reciprocate by appearing to offer the host tea; the host's servant having already placed tea on the table by the host, the guest should gradually move the tea nearer to the host and reseat himself. The guest will then proceed to speak. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.