When it comes to hotels in Xi'an, many people will think of foreign brand hotels such as Shangri-La, Hyatt, Sheraton, Westin, Sofitel, etc. In fact, as early as more than thirty years ago, Xi'an people built their own brand hotels, that is, Xi'an Hotels, Tangcheng Hotels and Oriental Hotels that are still operating so far.
The earliest revolving restaurant in Xi'an
The above three are among the oldest hotels in Xi'an, and have many things in common:
First, they are all local hotels in Xi'an;
Second, they are all state-run hotels;
Third, they are all four-star hotels;
The fourth point is very powerful, all of which are airport bus stops.
Xi'an Hotel and Tangcheng Hotel are both "post-80s", so it is easy to see from the architectural style that they have the unique classical temperament of the 80s, both are symmetrical in the central axis, majestic and thick, reflecting the Han and Tang Dynasty heritage of the ancient capital of a thousand years.
Xi'an Hotel
The exterior of the Xi'an Hotel building looks like an artistic presentation of the Xi'an City Wall, with a square building and a densely arranged rectangular shape, which is easily reminiscent of the concave and convex "female wall" on the Xi'an City Wall.
Xi'an City Wall
The "female wall" of the Xi'an city wall is arranged at the mouth of the battlement
The gatehouse and architecture of Tangcheng Hotel are integrated with antique elements, golden glazed tiles, cornices and angles, and classical gardens with small bridges and flowing water, reflecting the elegance of ancient Chinese court architecture.
Tangcheng Hotel
As a "post-90s" Oriental Hotel, opened in 1992, although it now looks old, but compared with the above two hotels, it is undoubtedly still "young", so it is more bold in decoration design, which can be said to lead the fashion trend of the 90s and redefine people's understanding of the word "luxury".
In the 90s, Coca-Cola had just entered Xi'an, running trams and bicycles all over the street, the water supply truck of the water supply company was a scene on the street, and the West Street was still an old street, lined with low old houses... The winds of the new era are slowly blowing into this northwestern inland city.
In the 1990s, Guangji Street was densely wired and the houses were low
Densely packed wires
Transportation is mainly trams and bicycles
vehicle
At that time, the hotel, like today's commercial complex, was a place of top fashion trends, where crowds gathered, information was exchanged, and hoteliers were also knowledgeable and open-minded.
The first batch of Xi'an hotel people were ambitious, planning and designing the Oriental Hotel, an oriental temple, which surprised the whole city once it was unveiled——
Exterior of the Grand Oriental Hotel
The gorgeous and elegant light yellow overall tone, which integrates the architectural style of Eastern and Western cultures, makes the hotel not only inherit the cultural atmosphere of the ancient capital, but also has the characteristics of modern fashion.
In particular, the hotel's doors, huge glass curtain walls and the use of large classical reliefs together create the beauty of the exquisitely carved hotel. And into the lobby, the super high space and dome ceiling, luxurious and not conventional, even now it seems, it is still glorious, maintaining the beautiful atmosphere of the original hotel.
Exterior lobby of The Oriental Hotel
This is not the most fashionable thing, the most trendy thing is that the Oriental Hotel has also set up a "revolving restaurant" on the 20th floor of the hotel, a 360-degree transparent glass wall, people can enjoy the food while enjoying the most prosperous Xiaozhai neighborhood in Xi'an, watch the sunset sweeping over the ancient city, and watch the smoke and clouds of the South Mountain change.
Revolving restaurant
At that time, a young man in Xi'an, if he could take the object to a revolving restaurant for a meal, it was definitely a super romantic thing, and it might be a beautiful moment worth remembering for a lifetime.
Now, more and more new hotels appear, endless new ideas and new ways to play, so that the hotel industry becomes more interesting, but also the Xi'an Hotel, Tangcheng Hotel and oriental hotel these old hotels seem to be traditional and stable, but in fact, to play, more than twenty years ago the oriental hotel has been playing a lot of fun.
Even now that it has become a senior predecessor of Xi'an's hotel industry, the genes of "love to play" and "trend" are still active in this hotel, making it burst with youthful atmosphere from time to time.
Recently, the Oriental Hotel has opened its mind and set up a vegetable garden in a four-star hotel to grow vegetables.
When guests arrive at the hotel, they can watch the order, until a second before the pot, these dishes are still growing fresh, so they are also called "live vegetables", and they eat that bite of fresh.
Live vegetables
As the originator of the play-type hotel,
The Oriental Hotel is also very professional in growing vegetables.
The soil is not ordinary soil, but the grass charcoal soil under the Changbai Mountain in the northeast.
Seeds are not ordinary seeds, but non-GMO seeds certified by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
The planting method is also exquisite, and it is maintained according to the standards of organic vegetables.
The way to eat is also very fun, guests stand in the vegetable garden to choose dishes, they can eat whatever they want, and the chef can do it. (It is said that everyone's favorite now is to eat it raw with dipping sauce.) ）
The variety of dishes is also quite rich.
There are common cabbage, oil wheat vegetables and lettuce, as well as hollow cabbage, amaranth, fungus, water radish that are liked to eat in the south, as well as relatively niche wheat parsley, Roman lettuce, chrysanthemum vegetables and so on.
At present, the red editor has not yet experienced,
Friends who have eaten can tell you how you feel
This "old hotel" where vegetables are growing hot,
Don't know what I'll play next time.
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