Some people say that "you must live in Hanbi Tower once in your life." At the end of 2019, we took Yuanbao to start a trip to Hanbi Tower in Jinling City at the end of the year.

Yes, the three words "Hanbi Tower" in the heart of hotel owners are such a high level. From Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan to the west coast of Qingdao, every Hanbi Tower hotel is like a beautifully crafted work of art and has always been a minimalist. Synonym for low-density luxury hotels.

"A century-old dream, a Hanbi Tower." Taiwan's Hanbi Tower located in Sun Moon Lake was originally built by Japanese businessmen. After several renovations and expansions, it became the residence of Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito and Chiang Kai-shek and other historical figures. This classic building can be said to have witnessed the century-old history of modern Taiwan. It was later built by Xianglin Group as a well-known Taiwanese cultural and creative leisure resort hotel brand. It only loved to live by the water. The first Taiwan Hanbi Tower is adjacent to Sun Moon Lake. The second Qingdao Hanbi Tower enjoys exclusive access to the Golden Sand Beach. As the third hotel under the Hanbi Tower International Hotel Group, Nanjing Hanbi Tower is close to the beautiful and flexible Yangtze River bank. It has both urban prosperity and magnificent river views. It is far away from the river. The square and neat building as a whole is like Nanjing's Ming City Wall. It is majestic and spectacular, instantly taking you through the history of Jinling City through the ages.

The History of Jinling in a Silent Place

Nanjing is perched on a dragon and a tiger. As the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, it still retains the charm that stretches from history. The design inspiration of Nanjing Hanbi Tower is also closely related to the temperament of the ancient city of Nanjing, creating an imperial city surrounded by courtyard walls with unique terrain. style.

There are three spaces, which are stacked one after another. From the bamboo sea outside the hotel to the Hanbi Building, you will see the space like a moonlit treasure box first. Walking over the stone steps that seem to be used to go to the court in ancient times, you will find the glass treasure box space that integrates into the hall.

The third entry is the area from the glass space to the bar. Standing in front of the panoramic floor-to-ceiling glass, the scenery outside the window can be seen in front of you. There are ten miles of fragrant grass, a vast river, and the rust-red Metasequoia trees are tall and straight, bright and beautiful...

"Thousands of flowers dare to grow out in the snow, and one tree alone leads the world's spring." Plum blossom, the first of China's top ten famous flowers, is listed as the "Four Gentlemen" together with orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums. It is also a flower in Nanjing City. Appreciating plum blossoms has always been a Nanjing folk custom and has a long history. After the Six Dynasties, literati and literati admired plum blossoms in Jinling and left many poems and poems. With plum blossoms, Hanbi Tower was familiar with it, so he built a golden copper plum tree in the middle of the lobby, with all metal petals made by hand. It is said that the petals of a tree have been hand-pasted by skilled craftsmen for five days and nights, with great care.

The two metal and stone Taihu Lake stone decorations in the central sofa area remind people of the pursuit of "thin, thin and wrinkled" in Chinese classical gardens, in order to achieve the aesthetic realm of "although it is made by people, it starts from the sky". On both sides are double-sided silk painting screens, embroidered with the patterns of Zijin Mountain and Xuanwu Lake. The beautiful lakes and mountains of Jinling pass through the screens, as if they are ready to be seen.

Strolling through the hotel, you will find that Nanjing Hanbi Tower is like a "museum" that collects the history of Jinling City. Whether it is the cute and cute auspicious animal Pixiu, the antique Taishi chair, or the Republic of China suitcase in the lobby, the bamboo forest inscriptions of the Seven Sages in the resting area, the ancient books of the Kangxi Dictionary, the "Dream of the Red Chamber" in the corner, the incense burner on the bench, various animal head decorations, etc., create a quiet and retro Qinhuai dream in a silent place.

It makes people feel like traveling in various historical spaces. Whether they are literati or emperors, travelers can find the parts they like and want to fit with, immerse themselves in them, and experience Nanjing, the ancient city with a long history.

Outside is a water-friendly platform. Three big white geese are swimming and playing in the water. Bamboo shadows on the shore dance and dance. Sitting in the sink-style pavilion, you can feel the leisure of being close to the geese.

There is a large indoor parent-child playground on the first floor of the ground floor

Cozy guest room with views

As a hotel that focuses on creating low-key luxury vacations, Hanbi Building's guest room design has always been outstanding.

The 60-square-meter river view guest room has a panoramic floor-to-ceiling window design that allows a panoramic 180-degree riverside view. The semi-open viewing small balcony allows the indoor and outdoor spaces to be perfectly connected and extended infinitely. The 2-meter-long couch and tea table creates a quiet place for rest.

The bathroom occupies almost one-third of the room's area. It has double washbasins and a 180-degree landscape bathtub. A candle of aromatherapy and bath salts are prepared on the side. At night, you can use Hanbi Building's privately customized log stereo, accompanied by music, relieve your fatigue.

The hotel also specially prepared a welcome cake with a group photo of the three of our family printed on it. The immediate care made us deeply moved at the end of the year.

Yuan Bao immediately sat on the couch with a small fork and ate the cake, laughing so at a loss.

Sweet and cozy afternoon tea

By the end of the year, our trip to Nanjing was quite relaxed. We stayed at the Hanbi Tower Hotel, which coincided with the rare good weather in winter when we saw the sun through the clouds. In the afternoon, it was worth having a sweet and pleasant afternoon tea.

Especially the area where afternoon tea is located is bright and bright, creating a classical and quiet space. Even sitting there feels relaxed. On one side is a nautical chart of Zheng He's voyages to the West. As an outstanding navigator in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He lived and served in Nanjing for nearly 30 years. His life has a deep connection with Nanjing City. Nanjing was also the decision-making and sailing place for Zheng He's seventh voyage to the West. When Zheng He was ordered to go to the West, most of the ships were built by Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard.

As I looked at the chart on the wall and was wandering around, the waiter had already served afternoon refreshments.

The little bee-themed afternoon tea is exactly what Yuan Bao loves. The rich colors and cute shape make people can't bear to drink.

A pot of black tea and a tea accompanied us to spend the comfortable parent-child time at the end of the year.

Six Art Activities of Oriental Beauty

In addition to integrating oriental aesthetics into the architectural body, Nanjing Hanbi Building also advocates integrating traditional Chinese cultural heritage with contemporary life, and strives to infiltrate Chinese life aesthetics into children.

The hotel has a "six arts" experience for children. We signed up for Yuan Bao for painting fans, tie-dye and drumming.

In the boutique hall with ancient customs, Yuan Bao personally painted a fan and experienced tie-dyeing for the first time. He watched the white clothes in his hand gradually change color, and his face was full of curiosity.

The on-site teacher taught Yuan Bao hand-in-hand how to play drums. With the cooperation of his father, Yuan Bao played simple music such as "Little Star".

On the other hand, I enjoyed a moment of private time, experienced the tea ceremony and fragrance ceremony separately, tasted the sweetness of Taiwan's alpine oolong tea, and tasted the charm of traditional fragrance ceremony in a wisp of green smoke.

At 5:30 every day, there is also a celadon Ou music performance in the lobby. Musicians dressed in Han costumes perform the ancient music from thousands of years ago on the spot. At the beginning of the lanterns, the crisp and melodious music echoed in the lobby. We felt this together with Yuan Bao. Wonderful oriental feelings.

The tip of the tongue for a city vacation

Urban vacations are naturally accompanied by delicious food.

Nanjing Hanbi Building currently has two restaurants: the Chinese restaurant Shuisha Lian and the all-day restaurant HOJIA 9.

The Chinese restaurant "Shuisha Lian" is taken from the nickname of Sun Moon Lake. The dining room is decorated in a classical and elegant manner. The four treasures of the study and chess on the floor-to-ceiling windows are like the silhouette of the study room of literati and elegant scholars. It is suitable for business banquets and dinners for large families.

The name of the all-day restaurant HOJIA 9 is quite confusing. In fact,"HO JIA" means the meaning and pronunciation of "delicious" in southern Fujian. The magic is that it has a similar meaning to Jiangxi dialect.

We had dinner and breakfast at HOJIA 9. The seafood buffet for dinner included a variety of Japanese sashimi, sea crabs, mussels and snails, as well as endless oysters. The roasted oysters were filled with a little garlic aroma and the aroma was overflowing. It was irresistible.

There will also be a seafood hot pot at each table. The shape of the wooden boat is filled with various seafood such as prawns and clams, sea bows, etc., which is perfect for the "Chinese stomach" that loves seafood.

In addition, you can also taste the local down-to-earth old duck vermicelli soup and Tainan-style snack noodles, etc., with many choices.

There are so many varieties of eggs alone

The unknown Wanjing Garden

A few steps away from the hotel is Wanjing Garden. Among the many attractions in Nanjing, it is still a small minority and few tourists know about it. It has beautiful riverside scenery and a metasequoia forest. It has a beautiful rust red color in winter. Especially when the sun shines in, the light and shadow are mottled, like a dream.

The two-day trip to Hanbi Tower in Nanjing is undoubtedly short for a vacation, but for busy office workers, it is like a recharge trip. The casually placed art in the hotel witnesses the history of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the capital of the Ten Dynasties. Works are like symbols conveying history and telling the story of Jinling City over thousands of years.

Hotels are higher-level existences. If you stay in them, you can breathe with the city and feel its heritage and connotation.