To satisfy both professions, the government passed a rather intriguing set of laws stating what geisha and oiran could and could not do.

为了满足这两个职业，政府通过了一系列有趣的法律，规定了艺伎和花魁可以做什么，不能做什么。

By the 1800s, the popularity of the oiran had waned, while the geisha had now become vital providers of hospitality and entertainment at dinner parties for large companies and government officials.

到19世纪，艺伎的知名度开始下降，而现在的艺伎已成为大型公司和政府官员的晚宴上表演和娱乐的重要提供者 。