Dietary etiquette varies according to the nature and purpose of the banquet; different regions, but also very different. Ancient food etiquette is divided by class: the court, the government, the line gang, folk and so on. And modern food etiquette is simplified to: the host (host), the guests.

As a guest, the banquet pay attention to the appearance, according to the relationship between the proximity of the decision whether to bring small gifts or good wine. To go to the banquet on time and keep the appointment. Upon arrival, the first according to know with or without self-reporting, or by the host of the introduction of the introduction, listen to the host arrangements, and then take their seats: this "row of seats", is the entire Chinese food etiquette in the most important. This is the most important part of the whole Chinese food etiquette.

From ancient times to the present day, because of the evolution of tableware, so the seating arrangement also changed accordingly. Generally speaking, the seat is "ShangZhouZhunDong", "face to the door for the honor". Family feasts, the chief of the highest generation of elders, the end of the seat for the lowest.

The wine round from the chief in order to toast all the way down. If it is a round table, it is facing the door of the main guest, the left hand side of the order of 2, 4, 6 ...... right hand side of the order of 3, 5, 7 ...... until the convergence.

If the Eight Immortals Table, if there is a seat facing the door, the right side of the door is facing 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 of the sitting away for 2, 4, 6, 8, the right hand side for 3, 5, 7.

If a large banquet, the arrangement of the table and the table 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, according to the identity of the host and the guest, the status, the affinity of the sitting.

Chinese row etiquette 2

Chinese banquets are generally held with a round table, each table has a specific place on the primary and secondary points. The master of the banquet should sit on the main table, facing the front door; the same table of honor, according to the distance from the master of the distance, has been close to the top, has been far for the bottom; the same table from the master of the same sub-position, the order of arrangement of the right for the honor to the left for the inferior. In the holding of the banquet, each table should be a master of the main table on behalf of the master, as the master of the table, its position should generally be the master of the main table with the same seat, and sometimes can also face the main table seated. Each table, the number of dining arrangements generally within 10 people, and for the even number, too many people, too crowded, will not take care of.

In the specific arrangement of the place on each table, can also be divided into two cases:

1, each table a master of the arrangement. There is only one master at each table, and the guest of honor is seated at his right hand, forming a center of conversation.

2, each table has two guest of honor seat arrangement. If the master and his wife are seated at the same table, with the host as the first host, hostess as the second host, the guest of honor and the guest of honor wife were seated on the right side of the host and hostess, the table to form a center for two conversations.

If the identity of the guest of honor is higher than that of the host, in order to show respect, can arrange for the guest of honor to be seated in the master's seat, while the host is seated in the master's seat, the second host is seated on the left side of the guest of honor.

If the unit attendees have a status higher than the host, you can ask them to be seated in the master seat, and the host sits on the left side of the high status person.