1. Chinese Culture

2. Chopsticks and Etiquette  Used to grasp food, protecting fingers from hot and cold.  Made from a variety of materials  Twigs, bamboo, wood or animal bones.  More formal  Ivory, jade, ebony, silver and gold

3.  Chopstick Taboos  Do not hit your bowl loudly with your chopsticks. Chinese believe this looks like a beggar asking for food.  Do not use your chopsticks to point at others. This is considered rude  It is also considered rude to suck on the end of your chopsticks.  Do not leave your chopsticks standing vertically in your food. This looks likes the burning of incense used when Chinese remember the dead.

4. Chinese Calligraphy  Considered one of the oldest writing forms  Developed from pictograms  Evolved from script found on oracle bones to the modern simplified script of today  Originally the symbols were pictorial representations of the image they stood for  Characters were simplified to fit in an imaginary square.

5. Chinese Paper Cutting  Most often practiced by women  Brides were often judged upon their skills.  Decorate homes and celebrations  Given as gifts  Thought to be lucky.  Display themes of prosperity, health and harvest

6. Instructional Videos  How to use Chopsticks How to use Chopsticks  Chinese Calligraphy Chinese Calligraphy