Why do guests sit in the west when they come home for dinner?

When I was a child, I lived in my grandmother's house in the countryside. Anyone who comes to my house will let them sit on the left side of the door and say that this means seat. Our house faces south, so the guests sit in the west. When I was a child, I always felt that the position was not only poor in light but also introverted, but I didn't know it was a respect for the guests until I grew up. There are other factors besides the reason why the West District sits directly opposite the host.

First, the host is the host, so the distinguished guest should sit in the west because the ancients said that the host is also the host, and the state that the host welcomes the guests sincerely is the state, so living in the west means that the host is willing to welcome this guest and is naturally a distinguished guest. Of course, other positions do not mean unimportant, but there is no weight of guests in the host's mind. Therefore, once a guest is invited, the guest host lets you sit opposite him, which proves that your weight in the host's heart is quite important.

In ancient times, the orient was respected in the room. There are two ways to eat outdoors and indoors. If it is outdoors, then since it is south, it is respected. But if the room faces east, most of the meals will be indoors. This is the case with the famous Hongmen Banquet in Chinese history, in which the sitting positions of the main characters are described in detail. Xiang Yu sat on the throne, followed by Fan Zeng, Liu Bang and Fan Kuai. So it can be seen that sitting west facing east is a suitable aristocratic position.

Third, the west is the golden position in geomantic omen, and the western position is the golden position in ancient geomantic omen in China, so it is a place where wealth is gathered. The building of ancient houses is mainly to gather wealth, so people sitting in the western position not only have the meaning of inferiority, but also have the meaning of blessing, which means wishing him wealth and good fortune from the East. The wood position that the East belongs to, that is, the meaning of wood begets gold, is the meaning of the owner's active invitation, which is not something that uninvited guests can do. Finally, no matter where you sit, since you are a guest, the host is welcome, and the establishment of honorifics in the west is also to consider the significance of respecting elders or teachers.