A, banquet etiquette?

(1) the etiquette of the seat?

General banquets, in addition to buffets, tea parties and cocktail parties, the host must arrange for the guests of the seating, can not sit in a casual manner, causing dissatisfaction with the host and guests and other guests. Especially on occasions when there are diplomatic missions, ambassadors and representatives, before and after the order, never give way. Here on the order of the table and each table seat of honor, described as follows, for the reader's reference.

(2) Order of Tables?

General family banquets, dining room at a round table, since there is no distinction between the order of tables, but if the banquet is located in a hotel or auditorium, round table two tables, or more than two tables, it is necessary to set its size. The principle of its positioning, back to the dining room or auditorium for the position, to the right for the big, left for the small, such as the venue rows of three tables, then the center for the big, the right side of the second, the left side for the small.

(3) the arrangement of the seat guests invited, must be arranged for the guests of the seat. At present, China's Chinese round table banquet, there are two types of Chinese and Western-style seating arrangements. The two ways are different, but the same basic principles. In general, we must pay attention to the following principles:?

1, to the right for the honor, the aforementioned table arrangements, has described the principle of respect for the right, the arrangement of the seat, also to the right for the honor, the left for the humble. Therefore, if the male and female hosts and seated, the male left and female right, to the right for the big. If there are two tables and the male and female hosts are segregated, the right table will be the most important. Guest seating arrangements are also the same, that is, the right side of the master of the man and woman for the big, the left side for the small.

2, the position or status of the higher person is honored, the higher seat, according to the position, that is, the position of the official rank, and can not be exceeded.

3. If the position or status is the same, then the position must be based on the traditional custom of the official position.

4, to comply with the diplomatic practice, according to the custom of each country, when the head of government, such as the president or prime minister of a foreign banquet, the foreign minister of foreign affairs ranked before other ministers.

5, Ms. husband, the order of their ranking, the same as their husbands. That is, among the many guests, the male guest of honor is ranked first, and his wife is ranked second. But if the invitee is a female guest, because she is a minister, and the gentleman is not prominent, such as the chairman of a large company, it must be ranked after all the ministers, the husband does not see with the wife of the same noble.

6. If there are government officials, leaders of social organizations and sages attending the banquet, the order of precedence will be government officials, leaders of social organizations and sages.

7, Europe and the United States see the banquet as the best occasion for socializing, so the seats take the principle of seating, i.e., men and women, men and women spaced out each other in rows. Couple, father and daughter, mother and son, brother and sister must be separated. If a foreign guest is present, the Chinese and the foreign guest will be seated together.

8, to comply with social ethics, the order of elders and children, teachers and students are different, in informal banquets, especially should be branded to follow. For example, if a minister is already a minister and a professor is his mentor, the professor should not be placed under the minister in an informal setting.

9, the end of the seat, can not be arranged for female guests.

10, in the male and female hosts of the banquet and the seats, regardless of round table or long table, where eight, twelve, sixteen, twenty, twenty-four people (the rest of the analogous), the seating arrangements, there must be two men and two women seated side by side. This may be unavoidable. Therefore, the ideal seating arrangement, to six, ten, fourteen, eighteen people (and the rest of the analogous) is appropriate.

11, such as men and women hosts of the banquet, invited his top boss, the manager invited its chairman, the host must be humbled by the host should be seated in the seat of honor, to sit in the second place.

The above is the principle of seating arrangements. Because of the seating arrangement of honor, guests once on the table to sit, look around or before and after guests, honor and dignity.

Two, China's table seating:?

Hints of sitting at the table: in Chinese food etiquette. It is very important to sit there． The main seat must be the person who pays the bill． The main seat is the center position furthest from the door. Opposite the main seat sits the invitee's assistant． The guest of honor and the guest of honor sit on the right and left of the inviter, and the third and fourth guests sit on the right and left of the assistant. Let the inviter and the guest sit facing each other. It is considered rude to have the invitee and the guests face each other, or to have the guests sit at the main table, as the Chinese culture is not to make the guests feel nervous．

The Chinese traditionally use the Eight Immortals Table. The top is opposite the door, and the two sides are partial seats. When inviting guests, the elderly, the chief guest or a person of high status sits on the upper seat, the male and female hosts or accompanying guests sit on the lower seat, and the rest of the guests sit on the side seats in order. In China, the left is honored and the right is second; the top is honored and the bottom is second; the middle is honored and the side is second. And in the West, the right is honored and the left is second.?

The inviter can designate the guest's seat． One's subordinates or juniors can also be placed in a more important position than one's own． By assigning seats． Chinese people imply who is the most important to them．