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How to arrange seats for the Chinese etiquette round table

Take the right as the top (following international practice), the center as the top (the center is higher than both sides), the front row as the top (applicable to all occasions), the distance as the top (away from the door as the top), and the other doors as the top (with a good view).

the first guest of honor is sitting on the right side of the host, and the second guest of honor is on the left side of the host or the right side of the first guest of honor. It is flexible to handle it, and the wine is served on the right side of the guest, first the guest of honor, then the host, first the female guest and then the male guest.

Extended information:

Pour eight cents into the wine, and don't overfill it. The order of serving is still traditional, cold first and then hot. Hot dishes should be on the left side of the seat opposite the guest of honor; Serve single dishes or side dishes, snacks before guests, whole chicken, whole duck, whole fish and other plastic dishes, not head and tail facing the main position. These procedures can not only make the whole banquet process harmonious and orderly, but also reflect and communicate the identity and feelings of the host and guest.

The arrangement of daily meals is to put a rice bowl, a pair of chopsticks, a spoon and a dish of sauce at each seat. After eating, guests are usually given a hot towel instead of paper towels to wipe their hands and mouths. All dishes are served in the center of the table at the same time, and each person uses his own chopsticks to directly pick up food from the dishes enjoyed by each dish; On the end of a big pot of soup, everyone drinks a pot of soup.