Dear Paul
I'm a senior student in China, my name is Li Hua. I've heard you want to know something about Chinese dining customs. I will introduce for you.
In China, if the director treats a meal, the host should invite the guest to be seated first.Our dining tools are different from yours. We need to eat with chopsticks. Chopsticks are like two fairy sticks. We need to use them for food.Try not to make a noise when you eat, and you need to eat quietly, so that you will be more polite and cultured.As a host, you should greet the guest first and have dinner yourself. It is a more polite act. As a guest, after you have enjoyed the food your host has given you, you should express your thanks to the host. In order to highlight your gentlemanly and self-cultivation. In China, the basic eating habits are these. Hope to be of some help to you.
Yours truly, Li Hua