Seating arrangements for Chinese people when dining

From ancient times to the present, due to the evolution of tables, the arrangement of seats has also changed accordingly.

Generally speaking, the seating order is "to the left and to the east" and "to face the door is to respect".

The person who takes the seat at the family banquet is the person with the highest seniority, and the person who takes the last seat is the person with the lowest seniority.

During the wine tour, toasts are made in order, starting from the chief.

If it is a round table, the ones facing the door are the host and the guest, and the ones on the left are 2, 4, 6...the ones on the right are 3, 5, 7...until they meet.

If it is the Eight Immortals table, if there are seats facing the door, the right seat on the side facing the door will be the host and guest.

If it is not facing the gate, the right seat on the side facing east is the chief.

Then sit on the left hand side of the chief, 2, 4, 6, 8, and on the right hand side, 3, 5, 7.

If it is a big banquet, the arrangement between the tables should be such that the chief guest is in the front and center, with seats 2, 4, and 6 on the left, and seats 3, 5, and 7 on the right. They should be seated according to the identity and status of the host and guest.

As for the specific seats at a dining table, the current standard for Chinese food is: the host sits in the center above, the guest of honor is on his right, the deputy guest of honor is on his left, and other banquet guests sit in order from right to left, from right to left, and from right to left.

Arrange from top to bottom.

The setting of the banquet seats is a convention, so it has great differences in time and space. According to the current concepts and customs in our country, the first is the position, the second is the age, and then the gender (female first, then male).

The concept of favoring women).

Of course, this is the general pattern that starts after the chief seat is determined.

When arranging banquet seats, you should pay attention to several points: 1. With the host and hostess as the center, the left hand is on top, and the position close to the host and hostess is on top; 2. Couples should not be adjacent to each other, men and women should be adjacent in order, and the host and hostess should be placed next to each other.

The host's companions should be adjacent to the guests in order; 3. The interpreter can sit on the right side of the host guest.

In some large-scale occasions, separate meals can also be arranged behind the host and guest of honor; 4. It is customary in our country to start with the direction facing the door where the food is served.

If it is a round table banquet, and there are host and hostess, and the couple of guests of honor present, the male host should sit in the middle, with the male guest of honor and the interpreter on his right, and the wife of the guest of honor and the hostess on his left.

The second master sits opposite the master.

The rest of the guests sit alternately.