Ancient seating table, what is the order of ancient seating and inferiority?

The position facing north and south is the upper seat, then the right and then the left.

The upper seat, also known as the chief, the chief. It is the position, orientation, or order in which the person of higher status is located. The thousand-year-old tradition of the Chinese is "Shangzuo Zundong", which means sitting on the left side for the upper side and sitting on the east side for respect.

The history of the Throne Hierarchy:

This kind of "respect to the east" seat etiquette system, since the beginning of the Warring States period, through the Qin and Han dynasties, the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, still from generation to generation, and the main east and west such a ceremonial respect, is slowly injected with cultural connotation, and then there is a treat called "do the east", the person who treats the guest is called "the host".

In ancient China, the impact of the different house structure on the seat is not the same, if it is in the home of ordinary people, it is a house facing north and south, plus a house on the left and right, and the house of the dignitaries is the structure of the front hall and the back room, which is also sitting in the south and facing north. It is common to receive guests in the "hall" because it is respected in the south, and if it is indoors, it is honored to the east.

In ancient times, the older ones sat in the front position, and the younger ones sat in the back position, so that they could be distinguished at a glance.

The arrangement of the ancient seats is that the emperor sits at the top, and then next to the emperor's position, and then goes down from respect to humility, and the emperor sits at the highest place, which must be the most honorable.

Generally, it is distributed according to the level of status, if he is an elder in the family, then he may do a little higher, and if his position in the officialdom is relatively large, he will also do a little higher.

In ancient banquet etiquette, the seating order of the guests was "on the left, and it was regarded as the chief". The seat is "Shangzuo Zun East", "Facing the gate is respected".

If it is a round table, the host and guest who are facing the door, and the position on the left and right sides of the host and guest is judged by the distance from the host and guest, the closer to the host and guest position, the more respectful, and the same distance is respected on the left side and on the right.

If it is a table of eight immortals, if there is a seat facing the door, the right seat facing the side of the gate is the main guest. If it is not directly facing the main gate, the right seat on the east side is the chief.

At the banquet, it is generally respected to sit in the north and face the south, and it is the head of the dining table; sit on the east side and the west second; Sit on the west and face the east again; Sitting on the south and facing the north is the next head. When arranging seats, the guest of honor is at the top and the host is at the bottom. In the middle of the traditional courtyard, the north room is positive, and the east and west are the compartments.

The left hand of the main house, that is, the east side of the north house, is the upper head, and the west side is the lower head.

With yin and yang, east, south, and left are yang, west, north, and right are yin, respect yang, thank you.

Southeast, north, south, west, east is the most noble, and the status is lowered in turn.