1. Seating arrangement: The table manners in China are: first invite the guests to sit down, and then invite the elders to sit next to the guests. When you are seated, you should enter from the left side of the chair. One thing that the host must pay attention to is never to let the guests sit near the serving table, which is a big taboo. If it is a round table, it is the main seat facing the door. The more popular Chinese banquet etiquette in modern times borrows the western right-first rule, with the first guest sitting on the host's right and the second guest sitting on the host's left or the first guest's right. In western table manners, after the hostess announces that the dinner is ready, the male host leads the guests to sit in turn. Generally, the seating arrangement is based on the principle that men and women sit separately. The male guest sits first, and its position is on the right of the hostess, while the female guest sits on the right of the male guest, while other couples sit diagonally.

2. Serving order: Chinese food is usually served with cold dishes, drinks or wine first, then hot dishes, staple food and soup, and finally fruits and desserts. The western serving procedures are usually: bread and butter, cold dishes, seafood, main course, dessert, coffee and fruit. Cold dishes are also called appetizers. As the first course, they are usually used with aperitif.

3. Tableware: Chinese tableware mainly includes chopsticks, plates, bowls and spoons. At a formal banquet, the water cup is usually placed at the top left of the dish, and the wine glass is placed at the top right of the dish. The tableware of western food mainly includes knives, forks, bowls, plates and dishes. 4. Napkins: Before a formal meal, the waiter will give everyone a hot towel, which can only be used to wipe hands. After wiping hands, it should be put back in the original plate and taken away by the waiter. Before the banquet is over, a wet towel will be put on to wipe your mouth, and it must not be used to wipe your sweat or face. In western food, napkins are placed on the plate or next to the plate.

5. Method of stopping food: At the end of Chinese food, chopsticks should be neatly placed on the table on the right side of the bowl, and the host can leave after the guests have put down their chopsticks. It is very impolite to leave after eating. At the end of western food, the bottom of the fork should be up, the blade side of the knife should be close to the fork inward, and placed on the plate in parallel, and the handle should be placed on the plate for the waiter to clean up.

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