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●Seating Arrangement（第1页）

●Seati

&iisprobablythemostessentialpartofesetableetiquette。Wheablebythehost，gueststaketheseatsassighehost。Theseatihepartofthehostissomelexandfollowsstrictrules。

&ofhonor，reservedforthemasterofthebaheguestwithhigheststatus，istheoerfageasttheentranafamilyholdsabaofhonuestwiththehigheststatusaofthehousehastheleastimporta。Ifdiningtablesareroufagtheeheseatofhonor。Thoseofhigherpositiohemasterofthebasoflowestpositionsitfarthestfromtheseatofhonor。

Traditionally，theesesidertherightsideasthesuperiorasideastheihereforeonformalsituations，forexample，meetingsahehostalwaysarrahemaiakeseatshtside。Therefore，thosehtsideoftheseatofhohird，fifth，seventhandsooninimportasosidearesed，fourth，sixth，etimportaheyjoiher。

Atabaheguestssitatseveralseparatetables，theguestofhonora-rankinguestsgatheratthetablewiththesame“trality”aspectjustlikeiableultipletablesfle，eilarly，therightaable“rows”closesttothetablewheretheguestofhonorsitareoccupiedbyuestswhoraheuestswhositatthesametablewiththeguestofhonor。Thesed“row”oftablesisseatedbytherankuests，andsoonandsoforth。

&hinagivens，thehostatabarytomixtheguestsinsuchasromotegoodunietiosi。Thesigheseatioesetableetiquetteotbeoveremphasized，asviolationswouldtaketheriskofoffendingalmosteveryothepersonorperslyfavored。Thereforesudofatsisquiterare。