Court of Imperial Entertainments| 光祿寺 |
| Agency overview |
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| Formed | 550 (Northern Qi) |
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| Dissolved | 1912 (Qing dynasty) |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Rites |
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| Court of Imperial Entertainments |
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| Chinese name |
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| Traditional Chinese | 光祿寺 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 光禄寺 |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Standard Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Guāng Lù Sì |
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| Wade–Giles | Kuang1 Lu4 Ssu4 |
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| Vietnamese name |
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| Vietnamese | Quang lộc tự |
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The Court of Imperial Entertainments, also known as the Court of the Imperial Banquets, was a central government agency in several imperial Chinese and Vietnamese dynasties. It was generally in charge of catering for the imperial household, central government officials, and imperial banquets honoring foreign envoys and other dignitaries. In China, the office was created during the Northern Qi dynasty (550–577) and continued until the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). In Vietnam, it was created by Lê Thánh Tông in 1466, and continued until the Nguyễn dynasty.
It was one of the Nine Courts and normally under the supervision of the Ministry of Rites.
References
- Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. p. 288.
