Bowing and finger bowing

Photo from female led relationships.

Nothing gets me into a dominant head-space faster than my pet bowing, kneeling or kowtowing in front of me.

Recently she found out an interesting Chinese bowing tradition that I am already quite fond of.

"According to legend, one of the Emperors during the Qing Dynasty was fond of traveling throughout the country in disguise, in order to observe his subjects unnoticed. At one teahouse he was particularly impressed by the way people were able to lean across the table and pour tea without spilling a drop. The Emperor decided to try pouring tea for his companions. Predictably, he ended up spilling it everywhere.

The Emperor decided he needed more practice. There was, however, one slight problem.Custom demanded that people bow before the Emperor. This would ruin his disguise. Instead the Emperor told his companions to "bow" with their middle three fingers each time he refilled their cup - two fingers represented the prostrate arms and the another the bowed head. Nowadays, tapping the table is a way of paying silent thanks to the person who poured your tea."