It is simple to say it's a cultural practice, but what are the reasons behind?
- Chinese have always emphasized unity in their culture. And the word “unity” has similar pronunciation with the word “round” or “circle”.
- Big family has always been a symbol of strength, wealth, power in ancient China, it still is until today. So, in order to fit everyone in a table while they can talk to each other at the same time, a round table is a must.
- This might be weird to Western societies, but Chinese love to have a lot of dishes on the table and share it together. So, using round table helps to fit all dishes on one table, and keep all dishes reachable for everyone. Isn’t that smart?
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Round table is good that makes chatting easier and everyone sitting there can see each other!
Exactly, I would always go for round table over long table for gatherings
Gathering in round table is sure to be a happy one!
Explained very clear!
Nice.
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Interesting culture. I think they like to mimmic richness
更主要的原因是
1、彰显“平等”；equality
2、圆满；satisfactory
并不平等。有主座客座之分，有长幼之分。
圆桌会很好，这使得聊天更容易，坐在那里的每个人都可以看到对方！