【正文】 o tables. When two tables are in a vertical row, the table farthest from the door is the main table. The banquet made up of three or more tables should pay attention to the rules, such as “fa231。ade fixing a position”, and it should consider the distance from the main table. Usually, the closer it is from the main table, the higher the position is. Where a guest is seated depends on his age, social status and so on. Taking the left for upper, it is the traditional custom in China. It means the left seat is higher than the right one. The guest of honor should be arranged on the left of the host .As you go to the seat。 you should go left from the chair. You don39。t make any noise, and you don39。t get up and walk around。 if you have something, greeting to your master. In the past, Chinese advocated south, east and the left. With the time39。s going on, the view of position has changed. It does not only pass down the tradition, but also use some 4 views of Western counties for reference. The guests should be arranged on the right of the host. At present, when people hold meetings or take a group of photos, they are affected by this rule. Chinese entertained guests using the EightImmortal table in tradition. The seat facing to the door is the seat of honor, while the others are seated aside. The older, the guest of honor, the higherlevel is seated in the upper seat, and the hosts sit at the lower seat. The other guests are seated in order. When there are more than one table, the host and the hostess seat together in the main table. The distance from the main table decides the position of these people. The closer the distance is, the more important the guest is. The main table is a standard. The left table is higher than the right one。 the close table is higher than the far one. The middle table is higher than the one place aside. The etiquettes of dinner table in western countries During the dinner in western countries, people prefer to the long table. On an informal dinner, the order of seat is as follows: The female and male hosts sit at the side of the table, and the guests sit at the bilateral of table. In an informal banquet, the rule “l(fā)ady first” should be followed. If there are only two person (one man and one lady) having a meal, the man should invite the lady to sit on his right, and he should avoid allowing the lady to sit on the side of passageway crowed with people. If there are two couples having a dinner, the wives should take the seat closer to the wall, and the husbands should sit right in front of their wives. If there are two men and one lady having a meal, the lady should take a seat between two men. If there are two people with same sex having a meal, the position closer to the wall should be the elders. Besides, the man should remove the seat for the lady. If there are no place cards, the hostess will tell guests where she would like them to sit. Guests39。 setting would be arranged with men and women alternating on either side. The host leads the way for the guest. The hostess is always the last to go into the dining room. Women sit down as soon as they find their place, even though the hostess remains standing until everyone is at his or her chair. Men do not sit down until the hostess is seated. When there is more than one table, the host should sit at one table and the hostess at another. 5 A good friend may be asked to act as agent host at another table and see that wine is served or plates are refilled. Furthermore, husbands and wives are usually separated at the dinner. Since they have the opportunity to talk together all the time, having a different dinner partner offers the chance for fortable conversation with people other than their own spouses .When you are seated, your feet should be under your chair, and you can?t make them arbitrarily straight, and your elbows shall not lean on the table, not putting your arms on the chair next to you. 2 .The etiquettes of tableware use display and use of Chinese table wares The principles of chopsticks The table wares are simple。 Chopsticks are the most important table wares in Chinese meal. Before the dinner, the chopsticks must be put on the right side of the bowl in a good order. After the dinner, the cho