Winter's north always comes off guard

In December, it snows heavily

And 3000 kilometers away in the south

It is still a warm scene of warm spring and blooming flowers

Get off the plane from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport

Warm and humid air came to your face

Take off your thick cotton coat and ride the subway in less than 1 hour

Came to Guangzhou Garden Hotel where I stayed today

The hotel is located in the prosperous commercial district of Huanshi East Road in the center of Guangzhou City, only 4 kilometers away from Guangzhou Station. You can take the subway and get off from Taojin Station. The "Garden Hotel" Station bus named after the hotel can be seen right away from the door. It is very convenient to go to scenic spots, stations and airports.

[Lobby built with heavy emphasis on "gold"]

Walking into the Garden Hotel and entering the lobby, this huge background painting that comes into view is the scene of "Grandma Liu Entering the Grand View Garden" in the clip of "Dream of the Red Chamber". Such an ingenious design vividly reproduces the life of the twelve beauties in Jinling. The taste of life and the prosperous scene of the Grand View Garden are majestic in scale and unique in design. This mural is all made of marble and gold. After 7 months, 30 skilled craftsmen carved and forged, and is 24 meters long. It is 6 meters wide and made of 256 pieces of black marble and 200,000 pieces of gold foil.

On the other hand, this mural with a pastoral style of mountains and rivers reproduces the original water town style of Lingnan, Guangzhou. Although the appearance is not as magnificent as the mural of "Dream of the Red Chamber", it was painted by four craftsmen including Mr. Lin Zaihua of Foshan Folk Craft Society.

Different from many luxurious five-star international hotels I have visited in the past, the lobby of the Garden Hotel is more open. The openness of all rivers is not only reflected in the architectural details. During festivals or major local events, this lobby can accept guests from all over the world., not just guests staying in the hotel, they can be locals or passing tourists, adhering to the traditional virtues of tolerance of the Chinese nation.

The Garden Hotel has 828 rooms and suites, 150 apartments, 471 offices, an international conference center of more than 1,300 square meters and 8 newly upgraded multi-purpose banquet halls, and 9 international restaurants and bars with their own characteristics. The blueprint for the Garden Hotel is outlined by Mr. I.M. Pei, an internationally renowned Chinese-American architectural designer.

[Welcome gift]

After check-in, I took this "heavy" room card and prepared to go to my room, which matched the mural of "Dream of the Red Chamber". The pattern on this room card was the "Corner of the Red Tower". The gold stamping craftsmanship was carefully opened and opened. Opening each card, with a corner of the Garden Hotel and landmark attractions in Guangzhou, were printed into greeting cards for guests coming from afar.

Western-style welcome desserts have long been placed in the most eye-catching position on the coffee table. What attracted me even more was the red greeting card on the side. Chinese red, paper-cutting craftsmanship, vividly displays Xiaoman waist, Twin Towers, Financial Center and Lingnan traditional buildings., history and modernity blend each other.

[Rooms with unique Lingnan characteristics]

The architectural style of combining Chinese and Western, and the rooms with unique Lingnan characteristics, every detail reveals the heart and dedication of the Garden Hotel.

Opening the door of the guest room, the first thing that comes into view is an elegant and fresh screen made of local bamboo strips. Entering the room, you will find carefully carved Lingnan-style furniture, colorful oil painting decorations on the walls, small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, depicting the poetic and artistic meaning of Chinese gardens. The entire artistic conception echoes the back garden of the hotel, allowing guests to be in the room. You can also feel the comfort and comfort brought by the Garden Hotel.

In order to give guests the most comfortable housing experience, guests can choose from pillows with multiple functions; the bed lamp with a unique Lingnan style is shaped like a bird cage, echoing the Chinese garden on the background wall, as if you are in a garden with birds singing and flowers fragrant.

The tree-round carpet that highlights the history of the garden and personalized leisure and entertainment facilities allow you to enjoy a modern accommodation experience in the unique Lingnan atmosphere.

The bathroom is separated from dry and wet. I love this bathtub the most. I come back to my room after a long day of travel and take a hot bath to wash off my fatigue.

The unique elements of Lingnan are reflected in every corner of this room. The beautifully crafted glazed window grilles are decorated, and the multi-purpose cabinet with lacquer paintings is on the side. Open it and there is a mini bar for drinks, drinks, coffee, snacks... There are a variety of varieties that replenish your energy all the time.

On the way to travel, you can always avoid the need to work outside. The office area behind the screen just meets the needs of business guests. The office chair designed according to ergonomics will not feel tired even if you work hard for a long time. The soft leather desktop is made of embossed technology and exquisite kapok embellished it.

[Taoyuan Pavilion]

Taoyuan Restaurant, with the style of the Three Kingdoms, is one of the nine major restaurants in the Garden Hotel. Not only can you taste the authentic Lingnan flavor, but in order to meet the taste needs of friends from all over the world, many new dishes have been improved and innovated. They are made on-site, retaining the freshness of the ingredients and integrating the characteristics of the north and south, China and the West.

Entering the restaurant, the background walls on the left and right sides are very distinctive. One side is [Taoyuan Three Jieyi] and the other side is [Three Heroes Battle Lu Bu]. The porcelain murals 6 meters wide and about 3 or 4 meters high reproduce the picture of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" among the four famous Chinese classics.

Taoyuan Pavilion is located on the third floor of the hotel. The restaurant has 190 seats, including 8 unique private rooms.

Jungle Duck Hot Spring Egg

It's really unique. The bottom is shaped like a bird's nest with mushroom mushrooms. Open the hot spring egg, pour the egg liquid into it, and stir it and eat it. The tenderness of the egg matches the freshness of the mushroom, perfect.

Drunken shrimp

These lively prawns in front of me undergo a wonderful chemical reaction when they encounter high temperature and alcohol. After time of fermentation, they turn from blue to rosy. Before the residual heat dissipates, in order to ensure the taste of the ingredients, they must immediately peel off the shrimp skin, and a Taibai Drunken Shrimp with both beauty and delicacy is baked.

Glass chicken with roe sauce

The bottom of the plate is made of pebbles. It is a small sesame ball. It is called Youdui in Guangdong. The top layer is glass chicken. The crispy skin on it tastes more like roast duck. It is roasted crispy and particularly fragrant.

Golden Garlic Yikou Ox

It is a very elegant dish. The master cooked it on site. The beef is neatly cut into about 20 pieces. The finishing touch of this dish is that the top has been fried into golden garlic slices. The correct way to eat is to take a bite of beef and a bite of garlic. The processed garlic slices no longer have any spicy flavor, so you can eat them with complete confidence.

Stewed fresh ginseng with tangerine gravy

Use local tangerines, hollow out and leave dried tangerine peel, then fill them with meat filling, then put them in a container, and steam them with ginseng to make them oily but not greasy.

[Liwan Pavilion]

Compared with Taoyuan Pavilion, Litchi Bay, located on the second floor of the hotel, restores the real night market scenery of Litchi Bay in Guangzhou City. The entrance is surrounded by wooden boat oars, and is planted with simulated lychee trees and melon sheds are planted around the hall. After entering the restaurant, the shiny teak floor shone brightly under the floodlights, making guests think they were on the banks of the Liwan River. While admiring the sparkling and charming night, we chose to eat at the boathouse, including shrimp dumplings, steamed wheat, chicken feet, ribs, rice balls, porridge, cured meat... Cantonese specialty snacks, with a wide variety of varieties.

[Lingxuan Pavilion]

As night falls, take the elevator directly to the 30th floor of the hotel. The 360-degree full-view rotating cafeteria rotates at a speed of 80 minutes. The lights on the top are like the Milky Way in the sky, shining. While dining, you can enjoy the night view of Guangzhou.

[Mingshi Pavilion: Check in the same restaurant as "Daughters 'Love"]

The Mingshi Pavilion of Guangzhou Garden Hotel has a European-style architectural style and a Western-style restaurant with white as the main color. It is simple and romantic. The transparent glass windows provide a panoramic view of the city. Mingshi Pavilion has set meals to choose from, and you can also design dishes based on guests 'tastes and preferences., from birthday parties to gatherings of relatives and friends... It can accommodate a variety of private customization needs, and now it has attracted countless people to check in. Not long ago, Xu Lu CP came to Guangzhou to record the show on Hunan Satellite TV's reality show "Daughters 'Love", and this was the place for a romantic candlelight dinner.

[HSD Coffee Shop]

The HSD Coffee Shop on the left side of the lobby has a European-style wooden spiral staircase, literary and retro style, as well as a dazzling array of Western desserts and breads.

[Waterfall View Cafe]

Start with a sumptuous breakfast in the morning. The Waterfall View Cafe next to the HSD Coffee House leads directly from the lobby to the back garden. You can choose to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast indoors or in the pleasant outdoor garden scenery. It combines Chinese and Western, Cantonese style breakfast also incorporates style and delicacy.

[Back Garden]

Accompanied by the first ray of morning sunshine, stroll through the back garden of the hotel, with small bridges, rockery, waterfalls, and scenery step by step. Being in it makes people feel like swimming in a painting. The design inspiration of the hotel comes from Mr. Pei, the world-renowned architectural designer. Guangzhou Garden Hotel is one of the first platinum five-star hotels in my country, the only one in South China, and only three in the country.

[Fitness Swimming]

The outdoor swimming pool located on the fourth floor of the hotel is 22 meters long and equipped with a massage pool that can automatically disinfect and adjust the water temperature. It is a healthy gas station for guests. The 24-hour gym has professional CNC full-function fitness machines, stretchers, and multi-function exercisers to meet the different needs of guests.

[A glimpse of the city]

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Chenjia Temple, a 20-minute drive from the hotel, is a representative of Guangzhou's ancient architecture and one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng. It is known as the "Guangzhou Cultural Card" and has become the most cultural and artistic museum and famous tourist attraction in Lingnan.

The buildings of the Chen Family Temple are famous for their exquisite decoration and grandeur. Various decorations such as wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings, clay sculptures, pottery sculptures, and iron casting crafts are scattered around the roof eaves, halls, courtyards, and corridors inside and outside the ancestral hall. The pattern has a wide range of themes, vivid shapes, and superb carving skills. The pen is simple and extensive but meticulously carved. It is integrated with the majestic hall and is known as the "Pearl of Lingnan Architectural Art".

<Yongqing square>

Passing through Qilou Street, a historical district in Liwan District, I came to Yongqingfang Pedestrian Street, the former site of Xiguan with unique cultural heritage in Guangzhou. The street construction of Yongqingfang is similar to Tianzifang in Shanghai and Shantang Street in Suzhou... but the green bricks, stone pillars, and stone slabs that can be seen everywhere are built with high "wok ears", reminding me that this is the old city of Lingnan.