Listening to the news in the morning, the sycamore trees in Nanjing have fallen leaves, and the red leaves in Qixia Mountain are gradually turning red. It is the most charming season in Jinling City again. The infectious colors sweep away the gloom of autumn, and the natural splendor is vividly exerted here.

Usually when talking about the autumn charm of Nanjing, we would talk about Qixia Mountain with red maples, and about the Stone Elephant Road of Ming Xiaoling, which has the "most beautiful 600 meters in Nanjing"... Let's not talk about this today. I went to Nanjing not long ago and wanted to share it with you.Jiangsu Garden Expo Park, which was officially opened at the end of September。

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I knew earlier that the Garden Expo Park was built for horticultural exhibitions, so I stopped by when I went to visit the store. It was really extraordinary. The entire Garden Expo Park covers a super large area. It was built on the basis of the original abandoned Kuangqu in Tangshan, covering an area of more than 5000 acres.There are also four major scenic spots around, are Zijin Mountain, Qixia Mountain, Baohua Mountain and Tangshan Mountain,It is very suitable for a two-day vacation, one day to visit the park and one day to visit the surrounding areas。

The Expo Park is divided into four major areas:"Cliff Flower Valley","Time Art Valley","Suyun Hui Valley" and "Yunchi Dream Valley"。Shuttle buses are provided in the park, and there are 3 circular sightseeing routes shuttling back and forth continuously. It is recommended that everyone buy a connecting ticket. Also worth experiencingSightseeing cableway, you can overlook the autumn scenery of the Expo Park from an altitude of 60 meters. I like the ones in the parkVintage train, slowly walk through the park, and you can get on and off at all core stations.

"Cliff Flower Valley"It is the first stop of the Expo Park. Under the nearly 100-meter-high cliff is a large green area. Many park activities will be held here, such as field camping tent courses, global food trucks, handicrafts making, etc. Many parent-child families will stay here.

"Time Art Valley"It is the most exclusive park. This used to be a cement factory, but the old factory building and cement silos have been transformed into a cultural and creative art space.

Figure 2/3 Source: Architectural photography of Genjiutang

Online swipingpioneer bookstoreLocated inside the cement silo, the large bell tower at the entrance was designed by the same design company as the British Big Ben. Walking inside, the architect cleverly designed the bookshelf into a spiral shape, and the silo became a veritable book warehouse. Readers can follow the stairs to the top or shuttle between cement silos.

Dark Horse World Comic MuseumThere is an entire comic book wall, as well as comic books and handbooks from Marvel, DC, and Black Horse. Even if you are not a comic book enthusiast, it is very interesting to shop around.

Coca-Cola Brand Museum and Camera Art MuseumYou can't miss it, especially the Camera Art Museum, which displays more than 300 cameras since 1913, many of which are classic models. There is also an exhibition of original Chinese and foreign classical images on the second floor, and the staff will also help explain.

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"Su Yun Hui Valley"It includes 13 classical gardens, named after 13 cities in Jiangsu Province, each city with one scenery, integrating the garden characteristics of each city. The "Thirteen Taibao of Jiangsu" finally united in this way.

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Walking through it, you will feel that you are no stranger to the scenery in front of you. Pavilions, water pavilions, small bridges and flowing water are all characteristics of Jiangnan gardens.

Among them, at the commanding heights areNanjing Park, based on Hualin Garden from the Three Kingdoms period as a blueprint, it shows the graceful beauty of Chinese classical gardens. Climb the tallest building hereJingyang tower, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the entire Garden Expo Park.

"Cloud Pool Dream Valley"Its predecessor was Nanjing's largest quarry entrance, and a cliff more than 130 meters high was transformed into a new one.immersive theaterOn the screen, the light and shadow show is staged here. Another center of gravity in this area is the rock wallNanjing Garden Expo Park Banyan Tree, let's talk about it later.

Deep in the valley, there is also a mountainUnderwater Botanical Garden, all kinds of rare plants gather here, and when you are tired, there are indoor areas such as restaurants, cafes and libraries to rest and have activities. It is quite humane.

For students who come from Shanghai and Hangzhou, it is obviously a little tiring to play the huge Expo Park for just one day. There are 7 different types of resort hotels in the park, namelyNanjing Garden Expo Park Banyan Tree, Marriott DepartmentJunmao Hotel Nanjing Aotuge SelectandThe Westin Nanjing Hot Spring Resort, under IntercontinentalIndigo Hotel Nanjing Garden Expo Park、Radisson Select Resort Nanjing、Nanjing Huanghuan HotelandVOCO。

Click on the larger picture to learn about the general location of the hotel

You can see by looking at the map. Nanjing Garden Expo Park Banyan Tree and Huanghuaan Hotel are closer to Dongning Gate 3, VOCO Hotel is closer to Gate 2, Bei 'an Gate, and the other four hotels are relatively clustered together, close to Gate 4. Jinxiu Gate. I visited five of them this time, and we will talk about them one by one for your reference.

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Nanjing Garden Expo Park Banyan Tree

We just mentioned that Banyan Tree in Nanjing Garden Expo Park is located in the "Yunchi Dream Valley" area. It is built next to the cliff on an abandoned limestone pit. It is a rare mine valley resort hotel in China.

Photo source @ Yueyi

The roof of the hotel is level with the road at the top of the mine slope. After the fog waterfall at the top of the cliff is completed, you can see the fog waterfall complementing the smoke in the garden in the public district restaurant. While we had afternoon tea in the restaurant, we waited for a dinnerSunset on Yunchi Cliff, quite wonderful.

The interior design part is still familiar to everyoneCCD(Cheng Chung Design), which ranks first in the world's top 100 interior designs in the Asia-Pacific region this year. The lobby is laminated with a single piece of wooden boards to create a "cocoon" shape. The surrounding environment is weakened. As soon as you enter the door, your eyes will naturally focus on this "cocoon". This shape symbolizes "rebirth", and light passing through the "cocoon" naturally becomes interesting.

The entire hotel building is built according to the situation and adopts"Back to desktop layout", soEach room has a good view。The hotel has a total of 115 rooms,All rooms have separate balcony with views and hot spring pools, you can see the scenery of the mining valley.

Basic room typeDream Valley Cliff View Room starts from 60 square meters, you can enjoy the nearby garden and the distant cliff scenery from the balcony. When you come here in autumn and winter, you can make warm soup without leaving your room. It's very pleasant to think about it.

In addition to the private soup in the room, Banyan Tree in the Garden Expo Park is still in the public areaA total of 11 indoor and outdoor pools are set up, the space is open and transparent.Hot springs introduce to the famous Tangshan Hot Spring in the surrounding area, is the only hot spring in China that has received dual water quality certification from Japan and Europe, and has a very therapeutic effect. Special reminder, although Tang Quan is good, don't soak in it for too long!

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Indigo Hotel Nanjing Garden Expo Park

When we talk about Indigo, we often say: "Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world, there are no two similar Indigo hotels in the world." I don't know who came up with the description first, but I think it is true. asAmong the high-end boutique hotels owned by Intercontinental, the Indigo brand is young and fashionable, and each one incorporates local characteristics, every family has personality and recognition。

The hotel is located on a former mining site,At the top of the entire park hotel complex, with the advantage of terrain, it is naturally easy to have the best landscape view.

Behind the flowing water waterfall in front of the door is a short pine tree, giving you the flavor of Jiangnan. After entering the lobby through the colorful laser doors, you can find mineral elements everywhere.

Behind the front deskcolorfulGlazed stone wallIt's quite eye-catching and is inlaid with blue ore.

Walking into the elevator room, you will findOn the background wall are the tools used by the miners, I feel like visiting the Miniature Mine Museum.

Every Indig is small and sophisticated, and this one is the same. The 86 rooms are distributed in 7 courtyard villas,Each room has a balcony with views of the valley and garden。The design of the bed is reminiscent of a small miner, and the toilet table in the bathroom is shaped like a small mine car, which is quite interesting.

The most impressive thing in this house is afternoon tea, which is called"Mining Searching Notes", quite fun. The waiter will bring rocks and hammers to serve as a base for afternoon tea on site, and then tell you the story of "The Bear Miner's Expedition". The treasure that Bear has been looking for all the way is the more than ten kinds of desserts we will have later. I believe the children will especially like this afternoon tea.

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Radisson Select Resort Nanjing

Nanjing Radisson Select is one of the most popular attractions in the Expo ParkThe hottest hotel on Douyin。The hotel is in the center of the Garden Expo ParkIt is quite convenient to go to various attractions.

The interior design is led by Hong Kong design firm LWK+Partners.The main trunk of the hotel lobby is like a huge banyan tree, light brown log supports support the entire lobby, and the hotel front desk and lobby bar are clustered under this tree. The large-area floor-to-ceiling windows and overhead glass make the greatest use of natural light sources, making the lobby seem transparent and giving people a particularly wide view. You can view the iconic landscape in the park Jingyang Tower from a distance.

Interior design incorporatesNanjing local characteristics, whether in the public area or the guest room, you can see it everywhereElements of Nanjing Yunjin, to give everyone vacation memories belonging to the Jinling version.

The hotel has a total of 151 rooms. The guest room area can be accessed from the public area through a connecting corridor. The basic room type starts from 46 square meters.Every room enters with a "stone" screen, then turn right and pass through the shower room, toilet and toilet respectively, before entering the bedroom. This setting fully protects the privacy of the guests.

all of itsThe swimming pool is also the most popular online celebrity check-in point on DouyinThe 270-degree curved window view design allows everyone to enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery of the Garden Expo Park, which is quite impressive. Downstairs is the outdoor hot spring pool, and Tangshan's hot spring water is also introduced.

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Junmao Hotel Nanjing Aotuge Select

Autograph Select is Marriott's high-end luxury brand second only to the Ritz-Carlton. Each Aotug selection embodies the founder's vision, and is unique and unique.

This Junmao Hotel in Nanjing, located in the Garden Expo Park, Aotuge SelectFormerly known as the former site of a century-old cement factory, located in the "Time Art Valley" area, you can check in and play with the surrounding Pioneer Bookstore, Camera Art Museum, etc.

Architecture and interior design draw inspiration from historical background and launch a dialogue between industry and nature. The architectural design came from Cui Kai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the interior design was handed over to the famous Thai interior design company PIA. According to the hotel, he was a couple designer. His wife designed this Autograph Collection, and Mr. designed the Westin Hot Spring Resort next door.

The hotel has a total of 110 rooms, 7 of which are suites. The day we went was a Saturday and they were almost full.The room is at least 60 square meters +, with cement as the characteristic primary color, and relatively soft materials are mixed and mixed., such as wood, matte glass and fabric, erase some of the fierceness of the industrial style. The queen bed faces the terrace garden, and some rooms also have a private soup hot spring pool.

I like the three restaurants here very much.Qingtai·Coffee LangIt is very fashionable in the mechanical industry, and perpetual motion devices can be seen everywhere. When we walked into the cafe, everyone consciously picked up their cameras. There was no choice, films were produced here.

You can walk from Qingtai Coffee Shop to the downstairsSilo·Bar, the decoration combines wood and marble elements to create a relaxed atmosphere. Here's the trickBrand cocktail is called CementIt looks like stirred cement, tastes sweet, and the alcohol taste is not very obvious.

I also tasted the hotel's all-day restaurant that dayQisheI wonder if it is due to the allusions of "perseverance". The restaurant's design is inspired by the void left by mining operations, and you can enjoy the scenery of the park from sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The restaurant specializes in Western food, but there are not many choices, and the taste level is online. I was deeply impressed by their cod. The middle part had just been cut off, so it tasted juicy and tender.

hotels withindoor heated swimming poolIt's definitely the finishing touch. This is the most beautiful swimming pool I've seen in recent times. Please forgive my bad photography skills. like design with gentle colors,Reminds me of Turkish baths。You need to change your clothes and shower before entering, and you can also soak in the water here.

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The Westin Nanjing Hot Spring Resort

This Westin is next door to Autograph Select. As soon as we walked into the Westin gate, we lamented that it was "Westin". The tall lobby design, the waterscape platform and the sunken courtyard connect the landscape, and a large amount of raw wood materials enhance the texture. You can choose from this recommendationPrivate Soup Garden View Big Bed RoomOutside the window is the scenery of the Garden Expo Park. It is quite pleasant to soak in the soup spring and enjoy the scenery outside the window.

That's all for today's sharing. Finally, I want to send some Tips:

On the way to the store, I learned that many students from Shanghai and Hangzhou visited the Expo Park. Only tourists visiting the hotel could drive into the park. Check hotel reservation certificates at checkpoints from the beginning of entering the door,You need to check your room card and QR code at all entrances and exitsEveryone can prepare in advance.

If you are traveling to Nanjing by high-speed rail and take a taxi to the Expo Park, you can contact the hotel in advance.The hotel also offers shuttle service。