I want to open a hotel, but I lost my ID card. Can I use the household registration book?

No, you can apply for temporary identification at the police station in the hotel area.

The directory of valid identity documents of hotel business units is as follows:

1. Identity documents of China citizens (including China citizens among Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents) mainly include: resident ID card, temporary resident ID card, driver's license, residence permit, passport, seaman's card, China people's pass to and from Hong Kong and Macao, and pass to and from Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions on business; Officer's card, police officer's card, civilian cadre's card, soldier's card and student's card issued by China People's Liberation Army and Chinese People's Armed Police Force; Hong Kong and Macao residents travel to and from the Mainland; People's Republic of China (PRC), mainland travel permit for taiwan residents and other tourist cards.

2. The identity documents of foreigners mainly include: passport, foreigner's permanent residence permit, foreigner's entry and exit permit, seaman's certificate, certificate of loss of foreigner's passport, etc.