Used for state banquets and later for imperial examinations is the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
Here great victories in battle were celebrated with lavish banquets presided over by the sultan.
But with all the parties, banquets and karaoke, no one could accuse him of being lazy.
You don't often get people at state banquets saying 'Wow, ' but it was a wow moment.
Xinhua news agency says receptions for high-ranking officers will no longer feature luxury banquets or alcohol.
China's Central Military Commission also banned luxury banquets for military forces and alcohol at official functions.
China Youth Daily goes further and hopes whistle-blowers will also be rewarded for exposing officials' lavish banquets.
They are also scaling back on lavish banquets and taking public transport to cut costs, the newspaper adds.
In ancient times, Greeks and Romans gave importance to banquets by inviting their guests to experience their thermal baths.
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"In high school I was always the toastmaster of banquets, the comedian, " says Sprowls, 77, of his showbiz start.
But his heart was in the soft light and velvet banquets of croonerville.
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During the Song and Yuan dynasties, colorful dough figures were used to garnish banquets, as visual rather than culinary delights.
Yet neither banquets nor bone wars could match the 1902 discovery of T. rex in terms of hype and hyperbole.
Thomas Moore, Charles I and the Gunpowder Plotters were all tried here, and it was the setting for coronation banquets.
The soup is considered a must-have at Chinese wedding banquets and corporate dinners as a matter of wealth, pride and prestige.
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Byzantine times where high politics were decided by seating arrangements at banquets.
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On the engagement side, Fletcher described a diplomatic world that conducts business at banquets and is often the realm of the elite.
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Beijing officials on business will now have simple buffets, rather than banquets.
Red carpet and flower welcoming ceremonies, banquets and gift-giving are all banned to "slam the brakes on extravagance and waste", the newspaper adds.
Several of new restaurants are in hotels where his company also provides all the food and beverage management, such as banquets and room service.
When you don't have banquets, you don't need waiters and waitresses.
On Friday November 21st, President George Bush finished a three-day state visit to Britain, complete with red carpets, banquets, cannon salutes and a vast security operation.
Hu Xiaonan, 24, who works for a PR company, said having banquets over the New Year holiday is a must, but people should wrap up the leftovers.
There they may be expected to make epic PowerPoint presentations to giant audiences, and to attend banquets and intimate discussions, often in hotels owned by the bidder.
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He has had very few state dinners or official dinners at the White House, the sort of events that involve dressing up, long receiving lines and lavish banquets.
We operate two outlets, two restaurants, room service, banquets, catering.
"Young people want to conserve sharks but their families feel that shark's fin must be served at important events such as wedding banquets, " says the executive director, Simon Wong.
Public events express the relations of power among leaders and nations -- an ancient legacy inherited from Byzantine times where high politics were decided by seating arrangements at banquets.
Business negotiations in China have traditionally been conducted over meals accompanied by plenty of alcohol, and the fiery sorghum-based spirit baijiu remains a staple at state banquets and family reunions.
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