How to arrange seats at square tables in Chinese etiquette?

1, table layout for Chinese banquets

The principle of determining the order of table height is: after the main table is scheduled, the height of other tables depends on the distance from the main table, the nearest one is high and the farthest one is low; The right table of the parallelogram is as high as the left table.

When arranging a table in a formal banquet hall, there are mainly the following rules:

Top right: When the tables are juxtaposed horizontally, the table on the right is higher than the table on the left, which is subject to the main entrance of the banquet hall.

Distance priority: when the table is placed vertically, the distance from the main entrance of the banquet hall shall prevail. The farther away from it, the higher the number of tables.

Center is the top: that is, when the tables are surrounded together, the center table should be the main table.

Right against the podium is the top: that is, if there is a dedicated podium in the banquet hall, the dining table on the back of the podium should be the main table. If there is no dedicated podium in the banquet hall, sometimes the dining table on the back of the main frame can be used as the main table.

The common arrangement method is shown in the figure: the serial numbers in the circle in the figure are the high and low serial numbers of the table.

2. What is the ranking of banquets in China?

At the banquet, the specific ranking of each table is also divided into primary and secondary rankings. There are four basic methods of ranking, and they usually work at the same time.

Method one, the host sits at the main desk opposite the main entrance.

The so-called "face to face" means that at each dining table, the seat facing the main entrance of the banquet hall is the main seat, and the host is usually invited to sit here. If there is no main entrance to the banquet hall, the seat facing the center of the main screen is usually the main seat.

Method 2: When having multiple tables, each table should be attended by the host's representative. The position is generally consistent with the main direction of the main table, and sometimes it can be directly opposite to the main table.

The so-called "all tables are in the same direction" means that when holding a large banquet, the main and accompanying tables of other tables should be in the same direction as the main table.

Method three, the ranking of each table depends on the distance from the table owner, with the nearest being the top and the far being the bottom.

Method 4: Each table is at the same level as the owner of the table, and pay attention to the right.

The so-called "high right and low left" means that on every dining table, except the main seat, the ranking of other seats should be based on the main entrance of the banquet hall, and the ranking on the right is higher than that on the left. As far as one seat is concerned, the closer to the theme, the higher the ranking. In general, the guest of honor can be placed in the right hand of the host, and the wife of the guest of honor can be placed in the left hand. The host's wife usually sits on the right of the guest of honor.

In addition, the number of people dining at each table should be controlled at 10, preferably even. For example, six people, eight people and ten people. If there are too many people, it is not easy to take care of them, but they may not be able to sit down.

According to the arrangement of the above four rankings, the specific arrangement of the round table ranking can be divided into two specific situations. It's all about the theme.

The first case: the arrangement of a theme at each table. Its characteristic is that each table has only one host, the host and guest sit on the right hand side, and each table has only one dialogue center.

The second situation: the arrangement of two themes per table. It is characterized in that the host and wife sit at the same table, the male host is the first host, the female host is the second host, and the guest of honor and the lady of the guest of honor sit on the right side of the male and female hosts respectively. In this way, each table objectively forms two dialogue centers, as shown in the figure.

If the status of the guest of honor is higher than that of the host, in order to show respect, you can also arrange to sit in the host's seat, or ask the host to sit in the host's seat.