1. Background and significanceVisiting etiquette is one of the important etiquettes in our daily life, but because of the different cultures, Chinese visiting etiquette and Western visiting etiquette has some parent differences. If we want to communicate with each other easily, undoubtedly we should learn what the differences are and understand the differences between Chinese visiting etiquette and Western visiting etiquette to achieve the fusion of different countries or different nationality. Only in this way can we go to the new stage in communication and then improve the ability of the intercultural communication.2. Literature reviewOnce, a Chinese paper also discussed the same matter as me, it explored the visiting etiquette between China and West. The writer explored this etiquette though making an appointment, welcoming the guest and making a farewell. I want to make some differences from what he said in his paper, and I want to mention something which he didnt mentioned. In my paper, I will explore the visiting etiquette by making a comparison through four parts: making an appointment, welcoming the guest, sending gifs and making a farewell. 3. Characteristics3.1 The characteristic of Chinese visiting etiquetteOn the one hand, it is all known that dressing acts an important role in visiting etiquette, especially in china. When a person wants to visit someone, the first question in his mind is what clothes are most perfect or suitable. He will take a lot of time to choose the clothes they most like and even ask others to get some suggestions. The person, who is the host, also is troubled by the same question. He wants to show his hospitality to the guest, so the suitable cloth will make him seem polite to others, and also make the guest think they are respected by the host. So, the Chinese usually ignore the punctuality, they spend too much time in choosing the cloth. One the other hand, Chinese people always hold an attitude of humility and implicative. 3.2 The characteristic in Western visiting etiquetteAs we all know, the most apparent characteristic in western visiting etiquette is the time the guest come to the hosts home. In West, when you want to visit someone, you neednt go to his home too early because maybe the host is still preparing for something. If you come too early, it will show youre impolite to others. Also, you shouldnt be too late; it is a good way to show that you dont respect others. The best time you go to the hosts home is to be late for three to five minutes. Through the whole visiting, the Western people show us their forthright and frank rather than what the Chinese do. 4. The comparison between the Chinese visiting etiquette and Western visiting etiquette4.1 Making an appointmentJust as western countries, in China, if you want to visit somebody, you should make an appointment to make sure the time, the place and the number of people. In generally, the place is also determined by the host because china has a proverb: guest follows the host and show respect to host. But long time ago, people dont make a notice or appointment in China, and if the host is not at home, he even should apologize to the guest. In a formal occasion, youd better dont let your children with you, maybe you can leave them at home. And also, the time you choose should be acceptable, and try your best to avoid the rest time or eating time. In America, Britain and other western countries, if you want to visit someone you should explain the purpose the time and the place. And after both sides agree, the appointment can be called successfully. And in most western countries, there are many ways to make an appointment, such as writing a letter, making a call or sending an email. If you dont make an appointment before you visiting someone, there will lead to two results: First, the host may receive you. It is the best result. In this situation, the visitor cant stay too long; they should go home as soon as they finish the important thing. Second, the host may have something important to deal with, and he hasnt time to welcome you. In this situation, you should be polite and hold a tactful tone.4.2 Welcoming the guestChinese has the tradition of hospitality and politeness. When the guest comes, whatever he or she is individual guest or not, the whole family will come out and make greeting to the guest. But there is an order, from older to younger. After the guest came home, hosts should find a sit to let the guest sit down, and then offered tea and cigarette. As we all know, drinking tea with guest is chinas traditional custom, but the host also offering all kinds of fruits to the guest. At this time, the guest should say some words to refuse such as “I dont need it”, “it troubles you too much”. It is quite different in west in terms to welcoming the guest. When the host opens the door, he often says: “hello, glad to see you. Please come in.” When the guest comes in t