 Chinese teenagers and young people are being urged to practice smiling more by employing the traditional method of biting on a chopstick. Communist party officials believe the country needs to put on a cheerier face, especially for foreigners, as it opens up more and more to tourists. In the service industry especially - hotels, restaurants, catering, guided tours and coach travel - practising 'service with a smile' is being backed up with compulsory sessions of learning the ancient art of chopstick biting.   Placing the chopstick between the teeth and clamping down hard exercises the facial muscles needed to smile, say officials in a new pamphlet being distributed to those in tourism jobs. Among the latest recruits to learn about the traditional technique are the volunteers of Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, seen here practising their smiles. 'Because chopsticks are found in every home, in every restaurant, in every canteen, they are seen as the best way to get the message across,' said a local government spokesman who unveiled the smile promotion campaign. 'It is a great honour to be a volunteer of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. I will try my best to accomplish it well,' said Fang Tsou, 21, shortly after clamping down on a chopstick for the cameras - naturally with a big smile.    Dailymail
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