From Dunhuang murals,we can trace all changes of eating and drinking gestures with changes of furniture to sit on and eat with such as eating beds, chairs,and desks.It takes place in varied situation when necessary plot needed t o present relative situation on Dunhuang murals.The main eating gestures are kne eling seat position;Hu Gui(kneeling in one＇s one knee) and sitting in with two feet touching on the ground.The gesture of sitting with both feet touch on the ground was considered to be acceptance one，even though it still far from standa rd,one could see it in transition period from the kneeling seat position to the sitting in with both feet on the ground.At the same time,sitting furniture ar e separated from eating bed,only exist in appellation.During the p eriod of changing sitting furniture,varied sitting gestures appeared,and devel oping towards the gesture more comfortable and rational in physical side and con venient to fetching food with.This eating gesture has great influence over to c onformation of Chinese style of sitting around a table and sharing dishes and th e rite of eat and drink in arrangement of the order of seat，place to sit at banquet table.
