ThedifferencesoftablemannersbetweenChinaandWestBackgroundArrangementofseatinchinesewayInChina,peopleusedtousethenumberofthetablestodefinethesizeofbanquet（宴会）.Insmallbanquetswhichhavetwotables,thetableontheleftorfarthertotheportal（大门）isthetoptable.Atbiggerbanquetsthathavethreeormoretables,therulesaremuchmorecomplicated.Generally,seatsthatclosertothetoptabletakeprecedence（优先）.Forexample,ontheweddingparty,familymembersofthebrideortheleadershipsarearrangedtothetablethatclosesttothetoptable.Hostsshowtheirreverences（尊严，尊敬）totheguestsbyarrangingseatsbythisway.Sobeforethebanquet,hostsshouldfirstinvitethechiefguestorelderstothehonorseat,andtheninviteothergueststothesecondhonorseat.Hostssitdownontheinferiorseatsafteralltheguestssitdown.ArrangementofseatWesternpeoplepreferlongtabletoroundtablewhenentertainingfriends.Thehostandthehostessseatatbothendofthetable,whileguestsseatatotherseats.Thechiefguestsitsattheupperrightsideofthehostess,andthewifeofthechiefguestseatsattheupperrightsideofthehost.InChina,leftishonorandrightissecondary.Whileinwestern,rightishonorandleftissecondary.Theproperwaytotaketheseatinwesternistositbythelefthand.Itisbetternottowalkoutbeforethebanquetisfinished.ChinesechopstickssaucerChopsticksarethemaintablewaresinChinesefoodculture.Itisimpolitetousechopstickstocleantooth,orpickotherthingsthataren’tfood.Itisalsobadmannertotalkwithchopsticksinhand.Therightwaytousespoonis:scoopthefood,andwaitforsecondstomakesurethatthesoupwillnotsplashout,andthenmovethespoonback.Itisimpolitetoputthespoonintomouth,orlick(舔)thespoonoverandoveragain.westernknifeisusedtocutfoodandforkisusedtocarryfoodintomouth.duringthedinner,youshouldputthemonbothsidesoftheplate,andknifeandforkshouldbeputinthewaythatlooksliketheChineseword“八”.youcanalsousetheminawaythathandleknifeinyourrighthandandforkinthelefthand.Soupspoonisalwaysputontheoutermostrightside,togetherwiththeknife.Dessertspoonisputtogetherwithdessertknifeandfork.DifferentatmospheresattablePeoplebegintotalkatthetimetheysitdown,