FOOD
What distinguishes a Chinese cuisine from any other is that there are a particular combination of ingredients such as the usage of ginger, garlic, spring onions, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil and bean paste but often combined in highly distinctive ways, using a different method of cooking such as the Sichuan and Jiangsu.
Sichuan's cooking is well known for being bold, hot, pungent flavors, derived from the liberal use of garlic and chilies. Jiangsu's cuisine has a strong emphasis on matching ingredients according to season, color and shape.
Rice is usually the very essential part of any Chinese meal and no matter what region it is, the Chinese table is always a shared one. This just means that they would combine several small dishes to be served at the same time and shared. Each dish would them compliment each other in terms of taste, texture, flavor and the overall visual effects.
By tradition, the Chinese culture also includes a practice of using wooden chopsticks to eat and drinking of tea every before and after a meal.
The Chinese greeting custom is that they will shake hands upon meeting. They may also nod or bow as a part of greeting. Just like the Malays, seniority does play a part during greeting also. The Chinese would have to greet the eldest of the group before others. During introductions, they would have to stand in a straight line with Eldest being the first in line.
PRACTICES
CLOTHINGS
Cheongsam also known as Qipao, is Chinese traditional clothing worn by women. This collared body-hugging one-piece dress with two big openings at either side of the hems for convenient movement. Cheongsam is usually made out of silk and cotton. Its pattern and style for the dresses are unlimited and unrestricted.
As for the males, they would wear Tang Suit, also known as Tangzhuang. This Chinese traditional costume is customized as collared and is often referred to as a type of Chinese jackers. It typically features buttons that are down the front.