The issue of dining etiquette can be said to have a long history. According to the literature can be seen, as late as in the Zhou Dynasty, food and drink etiquette has formed a set of quite a perfect system, especially by once served as a priest of the State of Lu's Confucius praised and respected and become the successive dynasties to show the appearance of a great country, the state of etiquette, an important aspect of the civilization of the place.　　As the Han tradition of ancient banquet etiquette, has its own set of procedures: the host folded invitations, temporary welcome guests at the door. Guests arrived, greetings, introduced into the living room to sit, toast to refreshments. Guests Qi guide guests into the seat, to the left as the upper, as the chief, relative to the first seat for the second seat, the first seat under the third seat, the second seat under the fourth seat. Guests are seated, by the host of the toast to let the food, the guests to thank the courtesy. There are certain rules for pouring wine and serving food: the elders and the guest of honor should be honored first, and then the host. The end of the banquet, guiding the guests into the living room to sit, tea, until the farewell. This traditional banquet etiquette in most parts of China to retain the integrity of, such as Shandong, Hong Kong and Taiwan, many film and television productions are reflected.　　　　Qing Dynasty by the influence of the introduction of Western food, some Western etiquette has also been introduced. Such as sharing dishes, soup, wine and other ways were also introduced into Chinese food etiquette because of the reasonable and hygienic eating method. The exchange of Chinese and Western food culture makes the dining etiquette more scientific and reasonable.　　　　The more popular modern Chinese banquet etiquette is developed on the basis of continuing tradition and reference to foreign etiquette. The seating order borrowed from the Western banquet to the right on the law, the first guest of honor is seated on the right side of the host, the second guest of honor on the left side of the host or the right side of the first guest of honor, alternative treatment, pouring wine and serving food by the guests on the right side of the first guest of honor, after the host, after the first female guest of honor, after the male guest of honor. The wine is poured into eight points, not too full. The order of serving remains traditional, first cold and then hot. Hot dishes should be from the left side of the seat opposite the guest of honor; on a single dish or side dishes and snacks on the first guest after the host, on the whole chicken, duck, fish and other plastic surgery dishes, can not be head and tail toward the main seat. These procedures not only can make the whole process of banquets and drinks in a harmonious and orderly manner, but also to make the host and guest identity and emotions can be reflected and exchanges. Therefore, the etiquette on the table can make the banquet activities complete and thorough, so that the host and guest of the cultivation of the two sides to get a comprehensive display. Modern Chinese etiquette: how to arrange the order of seating Chinese food has a long history. In this country, which has been a state of etiquette since ancient times and emphasizes that food is the only thing that matters to the people, food etiquette has naturally become an important part of the food culture.　　China's banquet etiquette is said to have begun with the Duke of Zhou, the evolution of thousands of years, and finally formed today's generally accepted set of dietary etiquette, is the inheritance and development of the ancient dietary etiquette.　　Dietary etiquette varies according to the nature and purpose of the feast; it also varies greatly from region to region. Ancient dietary etiquette is divided by class: the court, the government, the line gangs, folk and so on. And modern food etiquette is simplified to: host (host), guests.　　As a guest, you should pay attention to the appearance of the banquet, and decide whether to bring small gifts or good wine according to the relationship between close and distant. Be punctual and keep your appointments at banquets. Upon arrival, the first according to whether they know or not to introduce themselves, or by the host to introduce the host, listen to the host arrangements, and then take their seats: this "row of seats", is the most important part of the whole Chinese food etiquette.　　From ancient times to the present day, as tableware has evolved, so has the seating arrangement. Generally speaking, the seating order is "left to the east" and "face to the front door". The chief of the family feast for the highest seniority of the elders, the end of the seat for the lowest.　　Wine round from the chief in order to toast all the way down. If it is a round table, is facing the door of the host guest, the left hand side in turn for 2, 4, 6 ...... right hand side in turn for 3, 5, 7 ...... until the convergence.　　If it is a Baxian table, if there is a seat facing the door, then the right seat on the side facing the door is the main guest. If not facing the door, the right seat on the side facing east is the chief. Then the chief of the left hand side to sit open for 2, 4, 6, 8, the right hand side for 3, 5, 7. If a large banquet, the arrangement of tables and tables between the chief of the front of the center, the left side of the order of 2, 4, 6 seats, the right side of the 3, 5, 7 seats, according to the identity of the host and the guest, the status of the affinity of sitting. Western-style formal banquets should be ranked. International custom, table height from the main table position near and far, right high left low; the same table, seat height from the master's seat near and far. At the same time, men and women interspersed arrangements to the hostess of the seat shall prevail, the guest of honor sits in the hostess of the upper right, the guest of honor Mrs. sit in the host's upper right. The order of protocol is the main basis for seating, but also take into account the relationship between the guests, and take proper care of some special circumstances. The interpreter usually sits on the right side of the guest of honor. If a man and a woman go to dinner, the man should let the woman sit on his right and never let her sit on the curb where people come and go. If there is only one seat against the wall, the lady should be asked to sit and the man should sit opposite the lady. If two couples are dining, the ladies should sit against the wall and the gentlemen should sit opposite their respective ladies. If two men are accompanying a woman, the woman should sit between the two men. If two people of the same sex are dining together, the seat against the wall should be given to the elder. It is preferable for each person to walk from the left side of the seat when leaving or taking a seat.