The Court of Imperial Entertainments,also known as the Court of 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 LêThánh Tông in 1466 and continued until the Nguyễn dynasty.
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