How to arrange the banquet?

1, to the right for the honor, the aforementioned table arrangements, has described the principle of respect for the right, the arrangement of seats, also to the right for the honor, the left for the humble. Therefore, if the male and female hosts and seated, the male left and female right, to the right for the big. If there are two tables and the male and female hosts are segregated, the right table will be the most important. Guest seating arrangements are also the same, that is, the right side of the male and female hosts for the big, the left side for the small.

2, the position or status of the higher for the honor, the higher seat on the seat, according to the position, that is, the official position, can not be overstepped.

3, position or status of the same, must be based on the official position of the traditional customary positioning.

4, to comply with diplomatic practice, according to the custom of each country, when the head of a government, such as the President or Prime Minister of foreign guests, foreign ministers ranked before other ministers.

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Precautions

Family banquets in general, the dining room to place A round table, since there is no distinction between the order of the table, but if the banquet is located in the hotel or auditorium, round table two tables, or more than two tables, it is necessary to set its size. The principle of its positioning to the back of the dining room or auditorium for the position, to the right side of the big, the left side of the small, such as the venue rows of three tables, the center for the big, the right side of the second, the left side of the small.

The arrangement of the seat after the guests invited, must arrange the guests of the seat. At present, China's Chinese round-table banquet, there are two types of Chinese and Western-style seating arrangements. The two ways are different, but the basic principle is the same.

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