Chinese Banquet Table
This is located in the Foreign Experts Apartment Building at Shandong University at Weihai, in Shandong Province, China. The glass in the center of the table is a huge lazy susan. Diners rotate it until the dish they want is in front of them.
Although this table is round, one's position at the table is governed by one's rank at the gathering. At the 12 o'clock position - in this case the chair closest to the wall-hanging in the right background - sits the senior person. Opposite her/him at the 6 o'clock position sits the #2 ranking person. #3 sits at 9 o'clock, and #4 at 3 o'clock. Then, clockwise beginning at 1 o'clock, persons are seated by age, eldest ranking highest.
Chinese Banquet Table
This is located in the Foreign Experts Apartment Building at Shandong University at Weihai, in Shandong Province, China. The glass in the center of the table is a huge lazy susan. Diners rotate it until the dish they want is in front of them.
Although this table is round, one's position at the table is governed by one's rank at the gathering. At the 12 o'clock position - in this case the chair closest to the wall-hanging in the right background - sits the senior person. Opposite her/him at the 6 o'clock position sits the #2 ranking person. #3 sits at 9 o'clock, and #4 at 3 o'clock. Then, clockwise beginning at 1 o'clock, persons are seated by age, eldest ranking highest.