【正文】 ation, passes on a message more truly and expresses emotions more accurately paring with linguistic performance. Furthermore, a remarkable psychologist, Birdwistle, thinks that more than 65 percent of munications depend on facial expression, eye contact, gesture, posture and touch, etc (Jia, 1997). Besides, some researches also show that when a person reveals emotions and attitudes, only 7 percent speak, but 93 percent are in tone and facial expression (Hu, 1995).However, in crosscultural munication many a man merely focuses on accuracy, appropriateness and acceptability of verbal munication while skipping over the differences and influence of body language which make cultural misunderstandings and conflicts occur continually. Presently, Chinese have known about verbal taboos so much like age, ine, belief, etc., but still little in body language. For instance, talking with foreigners too close makes them feel unfortable。 looking directly at Chinese, especially women, makes them feel offensive when a conversation occurs between Chinese and westerner. It follows that it influences on the conversation if just have an eye on taboos about speaking (Pan, 2005). Therefore, it is necessary to discuss taboos in body language of nonverbal munication in order to make people recognize its importance of intercultural munication. The Features of Body LanguageJust the same as spoken language, body language is a way to deliver that accumulating during long life in human history. With diverse cultural background, pattern of manifestation and connotation of body language not only have similarity but disparity. As a result, there are two features of body language: biological and cultural features.Biological features refer to the special features which human, whatever nations, all have to express some emotions because the facial expression is innate behavior and human physiology is in mon. For example, people smile when being happy, gape eyes when being angry, and frown when feeling dissatisfied, etc. The very similarity of body language makes Chaplin beloved by Chinese through his brilliant performance in silent film.Cultural features mean some body languages get acquired and pass on from generation to generation, sharing with the members of social groups and being the part of those cultures. Owning to several cultural backgrounds between china and the west, they build up respective values and behavior patterns so that they have no alikeness expressing and understanding body language.Besides, many behaviors of body language are acquired and particularly accepted due to customs. For example, a shrug done by AngloAmericans means having no other way or being rather baffling。 saluting with the hands folded, a Chinese traditional etiquette, expresses good wish for each other during festivals. Hence, in crosscultural munication, the same action or behavior can prehend different information by various people with unlike cultural background: a courteous conduct will deem to be impolite。 an appropriate hint will be regarded as offence. The reason is that, on the one hand, one action suggests politeness。 on the other hand, the other is measured with the standard of one’s own country. Therefore, the misunderstanding of body language in the crosscultural munication mon occurrence, especially in business munication, can bring about failure in negotiations or immeasurable loss in economy (Carley, 1997).3. Taboos in Body Language Taboos of Facial ExpressionsThe most crucial and conspicuous facial expressions, for physiologic and biologic reasons, show a great variety of emotions on the face, such as angry, hate, fear, happy, sad and surprise. There is some mirror of facial expressions like “pull a long face” and “be all smiles”. However, the same expression may take so different meanings that it is not easy to prehend. SmilingSmiling is the mon nature of human beings. Nonetheless, in the munication, smiling has diverse meanings because of different cultures. In China, smiling refers to being happy or friendly as well as in America, but sometimes also expresses apology or embarrassment. Resulting in culture unlike, it is all too often to put the boot on the wrong foot. For instance, an American feels embarrassed when knocking over a dish while eating and then nearby, a Chinese gives fort to him by smiling which means “it doesn’t matter” or “don’t mention it”, etc. Nevertheless, the American feels he is sneered at by others and gets angry and takes an aversion to that smiling. SmackingPeople smacking indicates food is tasty while they are eating in china, but quite the reverse in British, which means food is vapid. Likewise, it is the symbol to overexaggerate agony and sorrow in the Mediterranean. Therefore, do not smack at table to keep polite and to lessen the chance of misunderstanding. Covering the MouthBoth Chinese and westerners may do the action of covering their mouths. Chinese covering their mouths refers to whispering with people or avoiding saliva out of mouth whereas the British and the Americans consider it is to conceal a lie. Therefore, people had better not do that in case they make a negative effect when municating with others (Li, 2000). Taboos of Eye ContactEye contact is the bridge of passing on information. Different eye contact reflects disparate thought, as well as psychology effect. As an important aspect of body language, eye contact has dissimilar rules in the distinct culture, westerners regard eye contact directly as honesty, howbeit Chinese think it is short of respect even offence. However, long time to contact with each other can be deemed to unsuitable。 even with appreciative sight can make the other angry too. Many foreigners usually feel angry or annoyed when local people looking at them with curiosity for a long time during their travel or lectures i