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1、ChineseTableMannersSeatarrangementChinesediethasalonghistory.Inthecountrywhichhasbeenanationofetiquetteandparticularaboutfoodbeingthefirstnecessityofthepeoplesinceantiquity,diningetiquettehasnaturallybecomeanimportantpartofdiningculture.ThebanquetetiquetteofChinaissaidtooriginatef
2、romLordZhou.Throughthousandsofyearsofevolution,ithasfinallydevelopedasetofuniversallyaccepteddiningetiquetteuptothepresent.Itistheinheritinganddevelopingofthediningritualsysteminancienttimes.Diningetiquettevarieswiththecharacterandpurposeofabanquetandindifferentareas,italsodiffers
3、inathousandways.Thediningetiquetteinancienttimesisdividedaccordingtosocialstrata:palace,localauthorities,tradeassociationsandfolksociety,etc.Whereas,moderndiningetiquetteissimplifiedas:master(Aamphitryon)andguests. Asaguest,peopleshouldbeparticularaboutapperancewhenattendingabanqu
4、etanddeterminewhethertobringsmallgiftsorgoodwinealongaccordingthedegreeofrelationship.Theyshouldalsokeeptheappointementandbepunctual.Aftertheyarrive,theyshouldfirstintroducethemselvesorletthemasterdotheintroductionifunknowntoothers,andthencomplywiththemaster’sarrangementandtakethe
5、seat.TheseatingarrangementisthemostimportantpartinthewholeChinesediningetiquette.Fromancienttimestothepresent,owingtotheevolutionofdiningfurniture,thearrangementofseatshasbeenchangingaccordingly.Onthewhole,theorderofseatsis:takingtheseatsontheleftandfacingtheeastortheentrancegatea
6、stheseatofhonor.Theseatofhonorinafamilybanquetisreservedfortheelderwiththehighestpositioninthefamilyhierarchyandtheleastprominentseatfortheonewiththelowestpositon. Whenafamilyholdsabanquet,theseatofhonorisfortheguestwiththehigheststatusandthemastertakestheleastprominentseat.Iftheg
7、uestofhonorisnotseated,otherpeoplearenotallowedtobeseated.Ifhehasn’teaten,othersshouldnotbegintoeat. Whenmakingtheroundsofdrinks,peopledrinkatoastfromtheseatofhonordowninorder.Ifitisaroundtable,thentheonefacingtheentrancedooristheguestofhonor.Theseatsonthelefthandareinturnsecond,
8、fourthandsixth,etc,whilethoseonth
