January 30, 2023

The bank of the Li River in Guilin

Shangri-La Hotel

On WeChat with Teacher Kong from Shanghai (official name: "Take the Kids on a Journey") said that he had an appointment to spend the weekend with two children of the same age, and they both thought of Guilin.

At the end of January, the warm winter sun shone in a good mood. The pick-up driver arranged by Shangri-La Hotel in Guilin drove smoothly and introduced Guangxi's customs and customs along the way. The car passes through the city, along the way is the rolling "Mantou Mountain". The unique karst landform in the south is amazing. The osmanthus trees are shaded on both sides of the street. Imagine how fragrant flowers are in the golden autumn, and the city of Guilin gets its name from this-"osmanthus trees become a forest".

The car turned the corner, and the cornices of the Chinese-style building in Shangri-La in Guilin were vaguely visible.

Shangri-La Hotel, Guilin is located on the bank of the beautiful Li River. It is the first international five-star hotel in Guilin. Its unique Chinese buildings such as palaces are its distinctive features, and its oversized hotel garden is deeply sought after. The hotel has 439 luxury rooms and suites, decorated with exquisite Guilin landscape murals. Most rooms can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Li River and the beautiful peaks from the window. The ink splashed outside the window and the mountains and rivers crisscross the calm and clear river. In the steaming morning, it is like a fairyland. Both inside and outside are a pleasing visual feast. It is undoubtedly the best place to enjoy the scenery in Guilin.

Many people think that Guixiang is just a simple city resort hotel. In fact, the hotel has used its brains for parent-child aspects to turn it into a children's playground, and has also designed many projects to liberate parents.

That's amazing!

The rooms all have their own landscape paintings. The executive mountain view balcony room has an oversized terrace; the garden view room shows the green hotel garden; the river view room allows you to lie in bed and look at the river; and if you are with a child, of course, the family room is the first choice!

The ceramic doll performing Tai Chi in front of the TV cabinet looks very innocent. The small tag hanging will tell you which Tai Chi move it is. In addition, it will be morning exercise (Tai Chi) time when you turn it to the back. If you want to relax, you just need to join the exercise. Just set the alarm clock.

The Terrace Suite is very unique. Don't miss it when you catch up with the hotel's promotions. The oversized terrace is equipped with hanging chairs. It is very pleasant to sit here at night, swaying and enjoying the stars while blowing the river breeze.

Drink a cup of coffee during the day and admire the beautiful scenery of the Li River. Look at the smooth and clear river surface as if it is like a mirror reflecting the towering peaks. Coupled with the beautiful garden scenery at the foot of the hotel building outside the window-the clear and clear Li River and the beautiful garden scenery constitute a natural picture scroll, and the strong Chinese classical style of the building itself complements the scenery in front of you.

The luxurious river view room is elegant in design and spacious in area. In addition to the 1.8-meter-wide bed, a 1.2-meter-wide cute tent is carefully placed. Inside, there is also Guixiang's exclusive mascot doll Cormorant (commonly known as the Osprey). Sister 11 explored the room and found a "cute pet" cormorant welcoming her. She was pleasantly surprised.

Sharing a bed at night is what we all want to sleep peacefully without worrying about grabbing the quilt.

I woke up at dawn. I opened the curtains and looked down to see the winding water of the Li River extending into the distance. Looking up, I could see the Yushan Mountain not far away. The famous beauty of the Li River and Guilin's unique karst mountain scenery created a picturesque scenery.

If it rained lightly, it would seem like there was an extra layer of gauze between the mountains and rivers, which would be romantic.

The Baby Paradise on the first floor of the hotel is warmly and lovingly decorated, with a large trampoline, ocean ball pool, mini rock climbing, and pipe slides. This Shangri-La has moved all the big guys that are only found in large amusement parks into an indoor park!

Indoor amusement projects are also very rich, such as building blocks, whacking a mole, X-BOX, etc. The different preferences of baby boys and girls are taken care of, and even parents can have fun.

Teacher Kong and I confidently handed Sister 11 and her little child to the young lady in Joy World to take care of her, allowing the little friends to explore their favorite recreational activities, such as painting, reading comic books, and playing somatosensory games. Otherwise, lying on the cushion like a big sandbag and watching movies or variety shows, the two children have a fight for a while, and then they make up again to develop our independent social skills. We became hands-on moms, so we didn't have to worry too much.

The hotel also has intangible cultural heritage works in cooperation with local intangible heritage, and we chose to paint a group fan. Under the guidance of the teacher, the children learned Guangxi's intangible cultural heritage knowledge and used their creativity. They drew their own creative pictures on the fan, posted stickers full of New Year blessings, and received a "intangible cultural heritage study certificate". It's like holding a beautiful river and mountain in your heart.

Take this opportunity to go to the gym to have a workout or continue swimming in the indoor heated swimming pool. The outdoor swimming pool is closed in winter, but the indoor swimming pool is quite large, so don't worry about making dumplings.

The hotel's fitness center is fully equipped, including an indoor heated swimming pool, a gym with treadmills and various professional equipment, and a jacuzzi and sauna in the dressing room. It is comfortable to relax after exercise. If you want to pursue a more relaxing physical and mental journey, you can go to the SPA Spa to lie down and regain your vitality. It's great.

The Spring Festival has just passed and it is the off-season. If you are lucky, you may still be able to experience the feeling of booking a venue here!

To be honest, Sister 11, who has been to many hotels, praised Guixiang's back garden when she came back. I never thought that at the age of 11, she would be obsessed with projects like teasing peacocks and feeding pigeons!!!

Guixiang has a 6300-square-meter outdoor lawn, which is very suitable for holding outdoor weddings for newlyweds. It is also an excellent outdoor activity space. Next to it is a wild mini zoo. Little basin friends can go boating, cycling, Planting potted plants, feeding small animals and other activities. Get in touch with nature.

Children seem to have a natural curiosity about animals. Sister 11 likes to feed pigeons most. Seeing the little ones spread their wings and tenaciously grab the cage with their claws in order to compete for food, she said,"I'm going to fight hard";

Taking a vegetable leaf and clapping her hands back and forth to tease the male peacock and trying to make it open is a project she enjoys every day;

A group of innocent rabbits often makes children laugh-I have never seen so many breeds of rabbits!

When I was thirsty, I asked Sister 11 and the little kid to finish feeding the little animals, and organized a boat. When I was tired, I shook the ancient well by the side to enjoy the sweet and delicious mountain spring water.

As those who raise children in a free-range manner, we walk on the winding stone paths, with the hens wandering around, or go to the pavilion to feed the fish in the pond. Maybe the ostrich will stick its head out to inquire about you curiously. Of course, it will be very comfortable to quietly lean under the big tree breathing the pure air after the rain or bask in the sun.

On sunny afternoons, there are Frisbee, archery and other events on the lawn. In the evening, everyone will be organized to treasure hunting and exchange points for gifts... In short, it consumes the energy of the beasts, and Guixiang believes that they are duty-bound!

By the way, Bagua Tu's platform is the venue for everyone to do Tai Chi morning exercises in the morning. Of course, it can also dock helicopters. The hotel can provide helicopter shuttle service to and from the airport for VIP guests.

When you arrive at a place where laurel trees are forest, there is no shortage of delicious food.

The chefs of Li Coffee carefully prepare hundreds of Chinese and Western specialties. From the famous local snacks Guilin rice noodles and hehua fish to authentic Indian-style barbecue, Japanese teppanyaki cooking, spicy hot pot, a wide variety of sashimi, etc., I have always slept until I wake up naturally and miss breakfast. I have to set my alarm every day. Get up and eat.

Xianggong is where I focus on Amway. Shangri-La's food is never delisted. Xianggong is the iconic restaurant in every hotel, offering exquisite Cantonese, Hunan, Sichuan and authentic local cuisine.

The Lipu taro I eat here is the best taro I have ever tasted in my life. It is based on broth. The taro that has been cooked until it is powdery and glutinous dissolves in the mouth. The starch and soup base are soft combined in the mouth. It is so happy that Sister 11 finished eating it and made it myself (I started to swallow water).

Beer Lijiang Fish is also a must-see. The meat is tender and chewy. Under the chef's seasoning, the soup is drunk one bowl after another.

Xianggong's afternoon market offers Cantonese menu meals that can be eaten at any time. The online discount is 138 yuan. It is cost-effective for the richness, and the flavor is also very nice~~

When you are tired from playing, you must go to the lobby bar to take a nap, order afternoon tea, and drink a cup of fragrant osmanthus tea to relax. The 12-meter-high panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows complement the blue sky and the green green of the outdoor garden, allowing you to easily enjoy the beautiful scenery.

The pleasant afternoon feels like walking into the peaceful and healing "Shangri-La" in my heart.

Play around--

◆ Diecai Mountain Scenic Area

It's just a stone's throw from the hotel, so I walked there after eating.

◆ Two rivers and four lakes

It is about 4.3km away from the hotel. The two rivers are the Li River and Taohua River, and the four lakes are the Shan Lake, Rong Lake, Gui Lake and Mulong Lake.

Arriving at Lequn Crossing, get off the bus here and you will be very close to walking distance to the two rivers and four lakes. Next to the two rivers and four lakes is Guilin's Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, which has a lot of delicious food.

I waved my hand and asked Sister 11 to follow Teacher Kong's family to go swimming in a lake. When she came back, she praised me and described it, describing a giant illuminated leaf-leafed fig like a broccoli flower; the twin towers of the sun and moon were really vivid, and the moon tower was cool and bright, and the sun tower was dazzling; looking at the brightly lit cruise ship, the poem burst into flames and quoted "Jiang Feng, fishing fire, and sorrow for sleep." How to put it, it still smells like that.

If you want to go on a cruise ship, it is recommended to book a cruise ship one day in advance, 205 yuan/person.

◆ Xiangshan Scenic Area

The Xiangshan Scenic Area, about 5.5km away from the hotel, seems to be a must-see place when visiting Guilin. The scenic spot is currently free, and you can enter by scanning the code and making an appointment. You can stroll around for two hours slowly, which is a small case for Chongqing people! Halfway up the mountain, you can see the Elephant Eye Rock or several observation platforms, overlooking the whole city of Guilin. When we came down the mountain, a group of people lined up to "support" the elephant's trunk. We found a place by the riverside on the side and casually supported the mountain for half an hour without anyone urging us. Does it feel like saving money again?

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Guixiang is located on the bank of the Lijiang River and next to Qixing Park. It is only about 10 minutes 'drive from the city center, about 15 minutes' drive from the high-speed railway station, and about 35 minutes 'drive from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport.