According to the nature and purpose of domestic official activities, domestic official hospitality activities can be roughly divided into two types: the first is ceremonial, such as banquets and receptions in major festivals, major events, international conferences, foreign affairs reception, economic and trade negotiations, business exchanges and other activities, and the second is the activities of accompanying meals with working meals.
For example, exchange visits between provinces, cities and counties, working meals held in regional cooperative learning exchanges, and other work-related accompanying meals. The specifications are high and low, and the scale is also very large.
State Banquet: Banquets are divided into state banquets and local banquets according to protocol specifications. State banquet refers to the banquet held by the head of state or government on important festivals to entertain state guests and distinguished guests or people from all walks of life. For example, when foreign heads of state or government visit China, Premier China or the State Council holds a welcoming banquet for the visiting guests.
And the annual National Day hosted by Premier the State Council. Reception. State banquet is the highest standard banquet form because it entertains guests in the name of the country and reflects the national image everywhere. The banquet is divided into lunch and dinner according to time. Dinner is usually bigger than lunch. The names of banquets often use words such as "welcome luncheon", "welcome dinner", "work luncheon" and "welcome banquet" according to the banquet situation.
Etiquette and hospitality activities in internal affairs generally do not make the above distinction, and are only called banquets or welcome banquets. A working lunch or a working dinner is different from a formal welcome banquet because of its difference between "work" and "banquet" (the standard remains unchanged). Usually, each leader's dining table is equipped with a microphone for meeting when eating, and tableware should be prevented from colliding when serving.
The menu to avoid dining noise generally adopts the principle of "combining Chinese and western food, giving priority to Chinese food". At the same time, give full consideration to the preferences and taboos of leaders. Some menus are different, but the number of dishes is the same (due to the rigid requirements of different dishes, simultaneous serving, simultaneous withdrawal of dishes, and non-repetition of ingredients and tastes, the service guarantee work is more difficult. If there are many banquets in large-scale activities, the location of each banquet will usually be different.