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Confucianism -> Liji -> Qu Li I -> 27

Whenever (a host has received and) is entering with a guest, at every door he should give place to him.
When the guest arrives at the innermost door (or that leading to the feast-room),
the host will ask to be allowed to enter first and arrange the mats.
Having done this, he will come out to receive the guest,
who will refuse firmly (to enter first).
The host having made a low bow to him, they will enter (together).
When they have entered the door, the host moves to the right,
and the guest to the left,
the former going to the steps on the east,
西 and the latter to those on the west.
If the guest be of the lower rank,
he goes to the steps of the host (as if to follow him up them).
西The host firmly declines this, and he returns to the other steps on the west.
They then offer to each other the precedence in going up,
but the host commences first,
followed (immediately) by the other.
They bring their feet together on every step,
thus ascending by successive paces.
西He who ascends by the steps on the cast should move his right foot first, and the other at the western steps his left foot.


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