This project explores the etiquette around tea drinking in China and the nuanced gestures that accompany it. As far as I can remember, during holidays, my parents would often invite some friends and relatives to their home and they would often get together to drink tea and chat, but what struck me was that when my parents poured tea for the guests, they would tap their fingers twice on the table, which my mother later told me was the Chinese etiquette for drinking tea, meaning that when the host poured tea for the guests, the guests could tap the table with their index and middle fingers to thank the guest. I was impressed by this gesture because it reminded me of entertaining guests at home with lively conversation.   In fact, I think that sometimes gestures are a way of expressing our attitude in conversation. Tea can be used as a social medium in different types of social situations. Tea parties are a way to socialise, as opposed to drinking wine which can make one slightly drunk, or enjoying a meal which can distract one from maintaining decorum during a meal.  The advantage of this etiquette gesture is that when we are talking, we do not interrupt the conversation with the courtesy of pouring tea, but we can express our attitude through the gesture and let the other party receive my signal in time.   Beyond the simple rules of etiquette, the project also explores gestures as a kind of subtext conversation in conversation.  These subtle forms of non-verbal communication are explored in the silent movie tradition.