Legal analysis: A homestay needs a hygiene license, a business license, a tax registration certificate, a special trade license, a fire inspection qualified opinion, and a food circulation license or a catering service license.

Legal basis: Article 12 of the Administrative Licensing Law of the People's Republic of China

Administrative licensing can be established for the following matters: (1) Matters directly related to national security, public security, economic macro-control, ecological environment protection, personal health, life and property safety and other specific activities that need to be approved according to legal conditions; (two) the development and utilization of limited natural resources, the allocation of public resources and the market access of specific industries directly related to the interests of the public, which need to be given specific rights; (three) to provide public services and directly related to the interests of the public, it is necessary to determine the qualifications and qualifications with special reputation, special conditions or special skills; (four) important equipment, facilities, products and articles directly related to public safety, personal health and life and property safety, which need to be examined and approved by inspection, testing and quarantine in accordance with technical standards and specifications; (five) the establishment of enterprises or other organizations, etc., which need to determine the subject qualification; (six) other matters that can be set up by laws and administrative regulations.

article 29 if a citizen, legal person or other organization needs to obtain an administrative license for engaging in a specific activity according to law, it shall apply to the administrative organ. If the application needs to be formatted, the administrative organ shall provide the applicant with the formatted text of the application for administrative license. The format text of the application form shall not contain any content that is not directly related to the application for administrative license. The applicant may entrust an agent to file an application for administrative license. However, unless the applicant should apply for administrative license at the office of the administrative organ according to law. The application for administrative license can be made by letter, telegram, telex, fax, electronic data interchange and e-mail.

article 71 where an administrative license is set in violation of the provisions of article 17 of this law, the relevant authority shall order the authority that set the administrative license to correct it or revoke it according to law.