Was there a "separate meal system" in ancient China?

Accurately speaking, the system of separate meals did not completely disappear from China society until the Republic of China. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, this dining system had been widely existed in the aristocratic class. However, compared with western dining table culture, the reasons for the birth of "Chinese dining system" and "Western dining system" are quite different. Western-style catering system didn't become popular in Europe until the end of the Renaissance. On the one hand, its popularity is due to the need of food hygiene, on the other hand, it is to emphasize the independence of individuals. Chinese dining system is the product of Zhou Li, which clearly stipulates the walking, sitting and lying, clothing and diet of Wang, Hou and scholar-officials, and requires strict distinction. For example, The Book of Rites says: "The son of heaven has six beans, six princes, two princes, eight doctors and six doctors." It means that the purpose of China ancient people's dining system is to emphasize status.