从北京奥运会到上海世博会、广州亚运会，再到深圳世界大学生运动会，中国正迎来前所未有的大型国际活动时期。总有客人。如何满足他们成为一门科学。当好客的礼仪之邦遭遇外宾的涌入，是中国在国际活动频繁的当下必须面对的任务，那就是为了急功近利而展现改变的自己，或者说是在“待客水平”和“自我治疗能力”之间取得适度的平衡。那么，你如何使用英文介绍中国待客之道?
What is hospitality
什么是待客之道
Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers and tourists.
Global concepts of hospitality:
Pakhtuns
The Pakhtun people of South-Central Asia, pre-dominant in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and Afghanistan have a strong code of hospitality. They are people characterized by their use of Pakhtunwali, an ancient set of ethics, the first principle of which is Milmastiya or Hospitality. The general area of Pakhtunistan is also nicknamed The Land of Hospitality.
Biblical and Middle Eastern
In Middle Eastern Culture, it was considered a cultural norm to take care of the strangers and foreigners living among you. These norms are reflected in many Biblical commands and examples.
The obligations of both host and guest are stern. The bond is formed by eating salt under the roof, and is so strict that an Arab story tells of a thief who tasted something to see if it was sugar, and on realizing it was salt, put back all that he had taken and left.
Classical World
To the ancient Greeks and Romans, hospitality was a divine right. The host was expected to make sure the needs of his guests were seen to. The ancient Greek term xenia, or theoxenia when a god was involved, expressed this ritualized guest-friendship relation.
Celtic cultures
Celtic societies also valued the concept of hospitality, especially in terms of protection. A host who granted a person’s request for refuge was expected not only to provide food and shelter to his/her guest, but to make sure they did not come to harm while under their care.
India
In India, hospitality is based on the principle Atithi Devo Bhava, meaning “the guest is God”. This principle is shown in a number of stories where a guest is literally a god who rewards the provider of hospitality. From this stems the Indian approach of graciousness towards guests at home, and in all social situations.
待客之道(hospitality)又可分为三类：
属于亲友(relatives and friends)的客人：要尊重他，礼遇(courteous reception)他，要让他有宾至如归(Guests feel at home)的感觉。属于有关系的客人：例如工商(industrial and commercial workers)、记者(correspondent)、警察(policeman)等，要给予善意接待，尽快解决问题。属于临时(contemporary)的客人：偶然的访问(occasional visit) ，可因人、因时、因事而定，但总要给人欢喜，给人满意。总而言之，“相”上虽有差别，待客的诚心(sincerity)是不变的。