China has long been known as the "land of ceremony and propriety" (文明礼仪之邦). (consequent), there are certain manners should be observed at banquets or formal dinners.
Chinese people attach great importance the seating order at banquets or formal dinners. In the past, Chinese people often sat around so-called eight-immortal table (八仙桌) (dine). The two seats (face) the door were the most important. The host sat on the right and the most honorable guest on the left. Opposite these two seats sat two specially invited (guest) who were supposed to help entertain the main invitees. The other people (arrange), according to their age, to sit on the other two sides of the table. The two seats closer to the host and most honorable guest (be) considered more important than the other two seats.
Nowadays, most Chinese people still consider an important custom to arrange seats at table.
