If the banquet is held in a hotel or auditorium, and there are two round tables, or more than two tables, the size must be determined. Generally, the main position is with the back to the dining room or auditorium, with the right side being the top, and the left side being the second. If there are three tables in the venue, the middle one is the big one, the right side is the second, and the left side is the small one.

If there are a large number of people at the banquet, such as more than 20 people, or the banquet is more than two tables, it is advisable to prepare a seating chart for guests to identify their seats and facilitate seating.

After the host is seated, his right side is the guest of honor. Those with higher positions, status or seniority are respected and sit at the table.

Female guests are not allowed in the last seats.

For more formal banquets, guests must be seated in the order of host and guest. In China, the seating height is generally based on the direction of the door. The upper seat is facing the door, and the lower seat is facing the door. If the guests are a couple, the seats should be arranged facing each other or the seats should be arranged alternately between men and women, with the host sitting down. The commonly used seating arrangement is that the host's left side faces the door, the guest of honor sits on the right side of the host, the second guest of honor sits on the left side of the host, and the others sit according to the distance between the host and the guest. The seat with the back to the door is usually occupied by the host. Come and sit down. If the guest of honor has a higher status than the host, the host should give up the seat of honor and sit to the left of the guest of honor.

The Western custom is that the seat arrangement does not take into account the direction of the door, but is based on the position of the owner. The position closest to the owner is the best; the table order is based on the position of the main table. The basic principle is The right is high and the left is bottom, the near is high and the far is bottom, that is, the height of the table depends on the distance from the main table and the left and right.

1. Formal or large-scale banquets:

Formal or large-scale banquets generally have seats arranged, or only some guests can be seated, and other people can only arrange tables or sit freely.

1. The banquet seats are mainly arranged according to the protocol order of the attendees. At the same time, various factors such as political relations, language usage, religious beliefs and professions must also be taken into consideration.

2. At the same table, the height of the seats depends on the distance from the host's seat, with the right side being higher and the left side being lower.

3. For banquets with more than two tables, the position of the first owner of each other table can be in the same direction as the owner of the main table, or the position facing the main table can be the main seat.

4. If the guest of honor has a higher status than the host, in order to show respect for him, the guest of honor can be placed in the position of the host, while the host sits in the position of the guest of honor, and the second host is in To the left of the guest of honor.

5. If there is a person present who has a higher status than the host, the person with higher status can take the main seat and the host sits on his left.

6. When there are female guests, it is customary in China to line up the women together, that is, the guest of honor sits on the upper right side of the male host, and the wife of the guest of honor sits on the upper right side of the hostess. According to the general international practice, couples are not arranged to sit together. Usually, men and women are mixed, and the hostess prevails. The guest of honor is on the upper right of the hostess, and the wife of the guest of honor is on the upper right of the male host.

7. If the guest of honor brings his wife, and the host’s wife cannot attend, usually other women of similar status can be invited to be the second host. If no woman of appropriate status is present, the guest couple can also be placed on the left and right sides of the host.

8. If a long table is used, when there are 6, 10 or 14 people at a table, the host and hostess can sit in the traditional positions at both ends of the table. If there are 8 or 12 people at a table, the host and hostess should sit at both ends of the long table.

9. If a round table is used, the interpreter is usually placed on the right side of the guest of honor; when a long table is used, the interpreter can also be placed opposite the guest of honor and the host. When the interpreter is not present at the table, he sits behind the guest of honor and the host.