On the rostrum of today's groundbreaking ceremony, Wu Tao, director of the Party and Government Office, still used his brains. In China, there has always been an emphasis on the ranking of dignity and inferiority, especially in officialdom, if the arrangement is not appropriate, it will cause a lot of misunderstanding and trouble. The issue of ranking is essentially a question of left and right and respect and inferiority, which has its historical evolution, development and evolution process and rich cultural connotation.

In ancient times, the hierarchy was strict, and the difference between left and right was an important sign of up and down, dignity and inferiority, high and low, high and low, and high and low, which was manifested in various ceremonial occasions. Many scholars have conducted in-depth research, research and discussion based on relevant literature. Especially after the 80s of the 20th century, the dispute between the left and right has become a hot issue in the academic circles.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he stipulated that the left should be respected. "History of the Ming Dynasty": "In the first month of Jiachen, the left and right Xiangguo were initially placed, with Li Shanchang as the right Xiangguo and Xu Da as the left Xiangguo. In the first year of Wu (1367), he ordered all the officials to be left, and changed the right Xiangguo to the left Xiangguo, and the left Xiangguo to the right Xiangguo. ”

The Qing Dynasty attacked the Ming system and still respected the left. The third chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions" recounts the arrangement of the reception of Lin Daiyu in Jiafu: "Mrs. Wang then carried Daiyu through an east and west hall...... Seeing that Mrs. Wang was coming, Fang set up tables and chairs...... Jia's mother sat alone on the couch in front of her, with four empty chairs on both sides, Xifeng hurriedly pulled Daiyu to sit on the first chair on the left, and Daiyu was very pushing. Jia Mu smiled: "Your aunt and sister-in-law don't eat here. You are supposed to sit like this. Dai Yufang took a seat and sat down. Mother Jia ordered Mrs. Wang to sit. The three sisters of Yingchun came up to the seat. Yingchun sits first on the right hand, second on the left to explore spring, and second on the right to cherish spring. "Although it is a novel, it is actually a reproduction of real life, with the left being the top, the left first and then the right. Qing Dynasty officials were generally promoted to the left post by Manchus, and Han people were appointed to the right post.

There is no clear rule for the order of left and right in the liturgy. At present, there are three basic rules for arranging the position of the rostrum on major ceremonial occasions or large-scale meetings in China: one is that the front row is higher than the back row (this is the proper meaning, no need to repeat it), the second is that the center is higher than the two sides, and the third is that the left side is higher than the right side.

Ranking of seats when the leader is singular. This situation is relatively straightforward. No. 1 is in the center, No. 2 is in the left-hand position of No. 1, No. 3 is in the right-hand position of No. L, and so on. Because the conference rostrum is generally singular, and most of the highest-level meetings in China are so ordered, this arrangement method is widely adopted by the whole country and is the most used rank order.

Leaders order even number of seats. When the rostrum leader is an even number, the order of seats is more complicated, the No. 1 leader and the No. 2 leader are in the center at the same time, the No. 2 leader is in the right hand position of the No. 1 leader, and the No. 3 leader is on the left hand of the No. 1 leader, and so on.

Respect the middle. Leader No. 1 is in the middle; The leaders on both sides can also be left and right, and left and right can also be single. This arrangement is relatively safe, and it is basically the same as the arrangement when the leader is singular. When the specific ranking, the leader distance on the singular side can be appropriately sparse, and the even number on the side is a little denser. When there are many leaders, there is no difference between the left and right.

Although there is no unified etiquette norm in China, the practices of the central and state organs provide an example for the whole country. In particular, the ranking after the reform and opening up has allowed us to see the trend of left and right order. As long as you master the above rules, you will be able to use them freely and be polite.

Left and right are a direction, which is associated with dignity and inferiority, but it is an artificially given meaning. Russell said, "Heterogeneity is the source of happiness." Throughout the ages, from east to west, the dignity and inferiority of the left and right have changed with the change of time and space, as long as it is viewed correctly, this change is just a symbol and color of uneven polymorphism.

In Chinese officialdom, from ancient times to the present, the seating arrangement of leaders on every occasion is very particular, and how to arrange the seats for leaders is also the most basic quality that office personnel should have.

Attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of the Longwang River Bridge today, there are eight people standing on the rostrum, which should be arranged in the order of the even number of leaders.

According to the arrangement of Wu Tao, director of the party and government office, a row of eight people on the rostrum stood neatly, each with a big red flower pinned to their chests, after standing, Wu Tao, director of the party and government office on the far right, held a piece of manuscript paper in his hand, walked to the standing microphone in front of the rostrum, and loudly announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Longwang River bridge in Wulong Township is now underway.

As soon as Wu Tao's words fell, the student band of the township middle school waiting next to the rostrum began to play, and several employees brought by Wu Yongqiang, the construction party, at the edge of the venue, lit eight fireworks, a roll of firecrackers at the same time, and in an instant, the sound of music mixed with fireworks and firecrackers filled the entire Longwang River.

After the sound of music, fireworks and firecrackers, Wu Tao looked at the manuscript paper in his hand and said loudly, now for the second item, Comrade Wu Youde, Secretary of the Party Committee of Wulong Township, delivered a speech, everyone is welcome!

After Wu Tao finished announcing the second item, he turned around and retreated to the rightmost position where he had originally stood, and the students sitting under the stage applauded in an organized manner, and some people in the crowd watching around him applauded.

Wu Youde took square steps, walked to the standing microphone in front of him, took the speech script in his hand, closed his mouth and said twice, as if he was cleaning his throat; Then, I looked at the rostrum, and began to read the speech in my hand.

Ladies, gentlemen, friends, folks on both sides of the Longwang River,

Hello everyone!

Although the weather is cold today, the sun is shining, our hearts are warm, and we are gathered here today to jointly hold the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Longwang River Bridge in Wulong Township.

First of all, on behalf of the Party Committee and Government of Wulong Township and the more than 8,000 fathers and villagers on both sides of the Longwang River, please allow me to express my warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the leaders of the Jiangyang County Party Committee and the county government, to all the guests, to all the employees of the bridge construction unit, and to the ladies, gentlemen and friends who came to today's groundbreaking ceremony! And take this opportunity to pay high tribute to people from all walks of life who have given support and help to the development of Wulong Township over the years!

Wu Youde paused, and the audience burst into sporadic applause.

After the applause stopped, Wu Youde continued to read that building a bridge on the Longwang River is the long-cherished wish of the villagers on both sides of the Longwang River for many years, and it is also the wish of our Wulong Township Party Committee and Government for many years, and it is also the wish of the Jiangyang County Party Committee and County Government for many years; Today, with the vigorous care and support of the county party committee and the county government, this wish is about to come true.

The bridge on the Longwang River is a major event in our Wulong Township, and it is a major event for more than 8,000 fathers and villagers on both sides of the Longwang River

Wu Youde read the script on it, and Yue Haohan, who was standing at the back of the venue, listened, and said in his heart: "It seems that Wu Youde still didn't use the speech script he wrote for him in the end, so why did he let himself write it for him?" After reading the manuscript, I didn't tell myself where I needed to revise it, and I didn't say that I didn't use my own manuscript, and finally I got a manuscript with empty words and big words out of nowhere? The content of the whole manuscript is purely a slap on the sycophants of the county party committee and the county government. ”

Just when Yue Haohan was wondering, Wu Youde's speech on the stage also ended, and he returned to the position where he was standing, Wu Tao, director of the Party and Government Office, walked to the microphone and announced, the third item, start cutting the ribbon! Please play music!

The music sounded, eight young female teachers from the township middle school, uniformly wearing red down jackets, each holding a tray in their hands, the tray was placed with a red cloth knot together, lined up on the rostrum, eight female teachers held a tray, facing Chen Guoyun, Wang Haijiang and other eight people standing on the rostrum, each person stood in front of the famous female teacher, eight people successively picked up the scissors in the teacher's tray, and cut the red cloth knots that were connected together.

At the end of the ribbon-cutting, Wu Tao stepped forward to announce that Chen Guoyun would deliver a speech on behalf of the county party committee.

My name is Chen Guoyun, and I am also from Longwanghe Village, a large part of the fathers and villagers here today may know me, and people who are a little older must also know my family, my Chen Guoyun's parents and grandmother were washed away by the flood on this river, why? It's because there is no bridge on the Dragon King River; Because there is no bridge, this river, almost every year to take the lives of several people on both sides of the river, the old folk, and today, like everyone's feelings, finally look forward to the day when the bridge construction begins.

The bridge construction starts today, even if the construction starts, but whether the bridge can be built on time with quality and quantity, it is still unknown, what I want to say here is that I hope that the fathers and villagers on both sides of the Longwang River will supervise our county party committee and county government, supervise the township party committee and government, and supervise the construction party can not cut corners; Why? Because the bridge was built for the fathers and villagers on both sides of the Longwang River, because you are the masters!

Chen Guoyun's speech, especially the following paragraph, made Wu Youde, who was standing there, obviously feel unhappy in his heart, and began to smile on his face, which instantly became very unhappy, thinking to himself: "What does Chen Guoyun want to do?" Isn't this an obvious encouragement for the common people to oppose the township government and the construction unit on the matter of building bridges? ”

Wu Youde turned his head and glanced at the place where Wang Haijiang, the executive deputy county magistrate, was standing, and saw that Wang Haijiang also had a cold face and frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with Chen Guoyun's words.

Chen Guoyun finished speaking briefly, and turned back to his position with a serious face.

Wu Tao stepped forward and announced loudly that Wang Haijiang, executive deputy county magistrate, delivered a speech on behalf of the county government, everyone is welcome! There was another round of uneven applause from the audience.

With the applause from the audience, Wang Haijiang took the speech, walked to the front microphone, looked around at the audience, retracted his gaze, looked at the speech in his hand, and said, distinguished guests, to a friend and fellow villagers:

Hello everyone!

Today, the Party Committee and the Township Government of Wulong Township held a grand ceremony for the construction of the Longwang River Bridge here, which is a major measure to promote the economic development of Wulong Township.

There has been no decent bridge on the Longwang River for a long time, which has seriously restricted the production and life of the people on both sides of the Longwang River, and seriously affected the economic development on both sides of the river and the people's poverty alleviation. The county party committee and the county government are anxious about the urgency of the masses on both sides of the Longwang River, and this year, under the extremely difficult financial situation of the county, they transferred funds to build a bridge over the Longwang River, which fully reflects the concern of the county party committee and the county government for the masses on both sides of the Longwang River

Wang Haijiang said later, put aside the speech, said, folks, the construction of the Longwanghe bridge is undertaken by the Jiangyang County No. 2 Construction Engineering Company, the county No. 2 Construction Company has excellent bridge construction qualifications, has many years of experience in building bridges, please rest assured that they will definitely build a qualified and durable bridge for you with quality and quantity.

I'm done! Then he turned and returned to where he was standing.

Wang Haijiang's unscripted speech in the last paragraph was obviously a counterattack against the speech of Chen Guoyun, deputy secretary of the county party committee, and was dissatisfied with Chen Guoyun's speech; But in the last sentence, Wang Haijiang should have said that my speech was finished, but I don't know if I was in a hurry or still had emotions about Chen Guoyun's speech just now, so I only said three words, I'm done!

After Wang Haijiang's speech, Zhang Guoqing spoke on behalf of the construction party.

Zhang Guoqing said that today, the bridge construction project on the Longwang River has officially started, and I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations on behalf of Jiangyang County No. 2 Construction Engineering Company! At the same time, I would like to express my sincere thanks and warm welcome to all the leaders and guests who were invited to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony! As a well-known enterprise in Jiangyang County, our company has always adhered to the tenet of "building a harmonious enterprise with pragmatic innovation and building high-quality projects with scientific management", and strives to provide the best project quality and the best service for the service objects by virtue of the management concept of "quality first and integrity-based".

Longwang River bridge construction project, is a popular project, this time, our company is fortunate to undertake this project, not only the trust of the leaders of Wulong Township to us, but also another test of our construction strength, we know that the responsibility is heavy. However, all the construction personnel of the company have the determination and confidence to build this project, and we will use scientific management, high-quality service and advanced technology to create a first-class quality, first-class progress and first-class level of the Longwang River Bridge Construction Project.

Here, we solemnly promise

After Zhang Guoqing's speech, the entire groundbreaking ceremony was completed. Finally, Wu Tao stepped forward to announce that the groundbreaking ceremony was over; Then he led the people on the rostrum and walked down.

The whole ceremony lasted until more than 12 o'clock at noon, Wu Youde, who stepped off the rostrum, took Chen Guoyun, Wang Haijiang and others, got into their respective cars, as when they came, naturally formed a convoy, and the 212 jeeps of the township government opened the road, and rushed back to the market town of Wulong Township to eat at the "Good Again Hotel".

Yue Haohan accompanied the party and government office, as well as the staff of the township party committee and government, at noon in Wulong Township Heiyazi management area dining, after the meal all the staff spent half a day, continue to be reasonable, until more than six o'clock in the evening, everyone rushed back to Wulong Township.

Yue Haohan didn't want to rush back to the township in such a hurry, so he found a reason and said to Wu Tao, director of the Party and Government Office, that he didn't go back with everyone and stayed in the Heiyazi Management Area at night.