| Chinese Gift Giving is a tricky thing to navigate when you are new to it. As a country with a long history, China boasts an ancient culture largely based on respect, relationships, and rituals which maintain and promote harmony within society. The art of gift giving in China, known as 送礼 (sòng lǐ), plays a key role as it allows people to demonstrate respect, show commitment, and maintain and strengthen relationships between family members, colleagues, and friends. Here are some rules that will help you to get the perfect gift!  Make sure The Price is Right The value of a gift, as one would expect, depends on the relationship with the recipient and on the situation. Generally speaking, when visiting someone, alcohol, tea, tobacco, and fruit are considered nice gifts to say thank you to the host; health and wellness gifts, such as gloves and hats, ginseng etc, are the perfect gifts for seniors. In business, gifts are used to strengthen relationships, and the value might vary according to the situation. However, the most important rule to keep in mind is to give the most expensive gift to the most senior person in the company and to never give the same present to people of different ranks. Finally, consider that, apart from a few occasions, over the top gifts might embarrass the recipient due to his impossibility of adequately reciprocate it, or, when given to people of influence, it may appear to be a bribe. Wrap Your Gift Properly According to the Chinese gift-giving etiquette, gifts should be well-wrapped. Wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows are fine, especially if they are red (which symbolizes good luck), gold (wealth and fortune) pink and yellow (happiness). It is not appropriate to present a gift in market-like bags. Also don’t wrap your gift in white paper. The color white is a mourning color in China. |
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