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Guangzhou Garden Hotel is one of the only three platinum five-star hotels in the country. For Laoguang, it carries a lot of Guangfu feelings. Let's follow Le Wanjun's perspective and take a look at this hotel. What fun things do you have?

Garden Hotel is one of the first five-star hotels in my country. It has a history of 36 years. The whole hotel is low-key and luxurious, and the decoration combines traditional Chinese culture and Lingnan garden customs. There are many works of art in the hotel for guests to visit. Entering the hotel is like walking into a palace full of art.

My trip to the Garden Hotel this time was two days and one night. The travel notes were introduced from three aspects: food, humanities and stay experience.

When checking in, the young lady at the front desk gave me a booklet marked with a map of the most worthwhile attractions at the Garden Hotel. Let's follow Le Wanjun to see this museum-like art palace.

"Hundred Beautiful Pictures"

Baimeitu is on the left hand side of the hotel just after entering. It is a lacquer painting from Yangjiang, Guangdong. Lacquer paintings are national-level intangible cultural heritage and have also been seen at the Yangjiang Lacquer Art Museum before.

The content of this lacquer painting mainly shows the life fragments of the palace ladies and concubines in the Tang Dynasty. There are scenes of leisurely playing in the pavilion, playing with dogs, enjoying flowers, dancing butterflies, or painting with the piano, chess, calligraphy, or dancing. The ladies inside are all elegant and luxurious, and the pen is concise, smooth and vivid, which is very fine in terms of carving.

"Picture of Hundred Horses"

Corresponding to the Hundred Beautiful Pictures is "Hundred Horses Painting", which mainly depicts the scene of the horse grazing game. It is said that the two lacquer paintings imply that the customers who enter the Garden Hotel are all handsome men and beautiful women.

"Dream of the Red Chamber" is inlaid with gold

Entering the lobby, what comes into view is a huge gold-inlaid mural, which is based on the excerpt of "Dream of the Red Chamber","Grandma Liu Visiting the Grand View Garden". This is also the most representative cultural and artistic masterpiece of the Garden Hotel.

It is said that 30 top domestic carvers were invited and it took more than seven months to make the mural.

The murals incorporate the artistic form of the paper-cutting process of Foshan, Guangdong, and integrate them into the environment, making the murals part of the building.

There are twelve small scenes in the entire mural, which respectively reproduce the life interest of the twelve hairpin girls in Jinling and the prosperous scenes of the Grand View Garden. Among them, the scene of "Daiyu Burial of Flowers" is the most obvious, which I can recognize at a glance.

Stone carvings murals with water-town styles in Guangdong

In contrast to the "Grand View Garden" mural is the stone murals with the style of Guangdong water towns, which have a white background.

Dragon boat racing has been the custom of dragon boat racing in Lingnan, Guangdong since ancient times: the dragon boat culture in the Pearl River Delta has a history of thousands of years. Now, Yanbu in Foshan still retains the oldest existing dragon boat in the country and the Yanbu old dragon etiquette that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

The stone murals depict the customs and customs of the water town with very Lingnan characteristics. There are pictures of farmers working to grow sugar cane. It is worth noting that many Lingnan fruits can be seen on the picture, such as coconuts, bananas, jackfruit, lychee, papaya, grapefruit, very local characteristics.

Golden Dragon Playing with Pearl in Cajing

The lobby of the Garden Hotel is very powerful. The entire lobby building is four floors high, but not a single pillar has been used in the middle. There is a very distinctive building on the top ceiling in the middle of the lobby. It is called Golden Dragon Playing with Pearl Caisson.

It is composed of square pillars painted with bright patterns and wood carvings and gold-plated dragons. The central round dragon pattern is very realistic. It is said to be made of a total of 49000 pieces of gold foil and 1 kilogram of gold.

When you come to the Garden Hotel, the food experience is also an indispensable part. There are two Michelin recommended restaurants here. Taoyuan Restaurant and Liwan Pavilion will introduce you one by one.

[Waterfall Restaurant]

Waterfall Restaurant is one of the most popular Internet celebrities in Guangzhou City. The most special design of Waterfall Restaurant is a giant glass room. It is transparent from the ceiling to the walls. The outside is facing the waterfall garden. The scenery is superb.

There is a statue of Marshal Liu in the glass room. It is a 4-meter-high gold statue that is a symbol of Lingnan totem culture.

The afternoon tea here is a combination of Chinese and Western, and the romantic Ferris wheel designed by the Western-style pastry tray is very beautiful.

Guangzhou-style refreshments are very popular among Guangzhou-based people. They are a form of self-service and taste very good.

[Taoyuan Pavilion]

Taoyuan Pavilion is on the third floor of the hotel. The name of the restaurant comes from the story of Taoyuan Three Jiedi in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". You can see the colored porcelain murals of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei when you enter the door. This was organized by teachers from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts 35 years ago. The creative team came to Taoyuan Pavilion to paint one stroke at a time and then burned it into colored porcelain. It is very precious.

There are many short stories in Taoyuan Pavilion. For example, on both sides of the small bridge at the entrance, there are Guan Yu's Qinglong Crescent Knife and Zhang Fei's Zhang-Eight Snake Spear Weapon.

The entire restaurant is a palace of art, and there are many murals of heroes of the Three Kingdoms. You can taste the culture of the Three Kingdoms and experience the loyalty and pride of heroes and heroes gathering together.

Tips: Taoyuan Restaurant is a Michelin recommended Chinese restaurant, which brings together beautiful delicacies from north and south of the country. In addition to the name and interior decoration, which are all taken from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are also private rooms with different characteristics such as Zhang Fei Hall, as well as creative dishes such as Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu, Straw Boat Borrowing Arrow, and Taishi Picking Rice.

[Liwan Pavilion]

I like the Xiguan style of this restaurant very much. The ceiling is covered with lychee trees. When eating, you can taste the most authentic Cantonese cuisine. At the same time, you can also experience the old "One bay of water is green and both sides of lychee red" in Litchi Bay, Guangzhou. The most beautiful poetry.

Nine things that Liwan Pavilion must do:

[Eating boat porridge on boat] Sit in the "boat" and eat a bowl of soft boat porridge.

[Danzao eats bean curd] The bean flavor is rich, fresh and tender. Everyone recalled the joy of eating tofu pudding in the streets as a child.

[Listening to "Telling Ancient Men" telling stories] In the 1990s, Guangdong's most popular radio drama is now like being in a book.

[Taste Litchi Wood Barbecue] Michelin recommends authentic Cantonese cuisine. The Litchi Wood Barbecue here is super delicious. It is mainly cooked on-site by chefs. It is hot and served with lychee honey. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

In addition, there is also the "Oyster Shell Wall", which represents the architectural characteristics of Lingnan, which is also a must-check place.

[Executive Lounge]
In the evening, you can go to the Executive Lounge for a small cocktail, which has a nostalgic atmosphere.
Starting from nine o'clock, foreign singers will be singing and performing songs from different eras in turn.
Listening to the touching singing voice and feeling slightly tipsy, it's really comfortable!

[Garden]

The garden area of the Garden Hotel is very large, with small bridges, flowing water, waterfalls, and various garden scenery are very beautiful.

Guests recommend breakfast at the Koi Executive Lounge and choose an outdoor open-air slot to enjoy breakfast while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the garden.


[Guest Room]

I stayed in the Executive Yueyun Suite, one room and one living room. It was very comfortable. The room was separated from dry and wet, and there was also a bathtub to soak in the pool. The welcome snacks here were very exquisite. The chocolates for refreshments were the contents of the gold-plated mural of the Dream of Red Mansions in the lobby.

The room has a deep cultural heritage, including intangible cultural heritage bird cage lights, bedside lacquer paintings, and lacquer cabinets used in the minibar are all decorated with traditional Chinese flower and bird patterns, which are very elegant.

Back Garden: Moonlit Koi
Back garden on the 1st floor
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most poetic thing is, of course, watching the moon. The back garden of the Garden Hotel is a great place to watch the moon. There are small bridges and running water in the garden, as well as colorful lanterns and koi carp that complement each other. Not only can you see the full moon in the sky, but you can also see the moon reflected in the pool.

#Lantern shines #
Glass Promenade on the 1st Floor
I remember when I was a child, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, children all had a paper lantern in each hand. As they grew up, this tradition is rarely seen in Guangzhou. No, it is re-encountered at the Garden Hotel. This glass corridor on the first floor is very special. In the transparent passage, there are many colorful lanterns, including red, pink, purple, and various flowers. It is very beautiful.

Liwan Pavilion: Litchi trees are decorated with color
Liwan Pavilion on the 2nd floor
To be honest, this is the first time I have seen lychee trees in a Guangzhou restaurant. The key is the very dense ones. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the lychee trees are covered with colorful lanterns, which is very festive. Eating under Litchi Bay has a unique style.

Japanese restaurant: Jade Rabbit Moon Moon
The jade rabbit that has been in the Moon Palace all year round appears here

Nowadays, everyone talks about exotic tastes. The layout of Japanese restaurants with rockery and pine trees, as well as jade rabbits and full moon is really full of Japanese moon-watching style.

[National Day Housing Package]
During the National Day period, the hotel has recommended special offers. A family of three stays in the Garden Suite. In the morning, you can enjoy a buffet breakfast for three at the Waterfall Restaurant, and for dinner, you can enjoy a parent-child exploration package at the Liwan Pavilion. During this period, extra beds and parking are free. It's so happy to celebrate the holidays with the family.

[Playing Tips]

√ Guangzhou Garden Hotel

📍Detailed address: No. 368 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province

🚗Transportation strategy: It is very convenient to take the subway or public relations. Exit A of Taojin Station on Metro Line 5 is 150 meters away, and the bus stop is Huayuan Hotel Station.

For more details, please search the public account of Guangzhou Garden Hotel.