In common, family members should use one's own tea bowl to drink tea at home and not to take other's bowl freely. One can not have his tea bowl empty at his will while drinking tea. Instead, keep the tea bowl full after half tea time till and till last, however, one should also not drink it out but keep a littl tea to be seen as a symbol of the never drunk out tea and gorgeous wealth. A hostess will take out her treasured and lumiinous looking china bowl and put it before her guest. She then hold tea pot up and shake slightly for several times (bottom of the teapot is below a table). A tea bowl is filled with butter tea is then carried with both hands and bow to her guest. The guest cannot drink it at once as just getting it from host. One should blow the floating oil slowly, and take several sips till half of it left in the bowl. Put the bowl onto the table. The hostess is going to fill it up and guests cannot take it immediately but are requested to sip it slowly and keep talking with her.
After drinking in each time, bowl is to be filled u soon so as to keep it full. Guests, in common need to drink three bowls not just one. When drinking, don't make noise. Not even drink out, otherwise, it will be regarded as ill breeding.
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