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| Right
in the middle of the Lobby
is a masterpiece named Picture
of Snow Mountain by Wu Guan
Zhong, a great genius painter
of China. The picture occupies
two flights of the walls. |
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| Picture
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| The
bronze imaginary wild beast
named Pi Xiu, where standing
on the Imperial Terrace
on the 5th floor of the
hotel, symbolizes fortune
and auspicious. |
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| Symbolizes
Fortune Pi Xiu |
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| In
the hotel lobby, there is
a monumental ivory carving
named “ Picture of Ten Thousand
Miles of Great Wall”, which
is a detailed miniature
of the magnificent view
of the Great Wall from Jiayuguan
Pass in the west end through
to Shanhaiguan Pass in the
east end. |
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| Monumental
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relief of Flying Angels
in the lobby of hotel is
based on the murals of Mogao
Cave in Dunhuang, and a
natural and graceful bearing
of the era of prosperity
of Tang Dynasty. |
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Immortals Roll |
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| An
artistic collection in Ming
Hua Room of the hotel, the
flamboyant “ Roll of 87
Immortals” is based on a
wall carving in Dunhuang
Grotto, the figurines in
the picture roll all look
like fairies, immortal as
well as nobles of Tang Dynasty. |
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| Screen
Of Night Banquet At Han
Xizai Mansion |
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| In
the Atrium of the hotel,
there is a flower pattern
carved screen that depicts
southern Chinese style figurines
of the Five Generation Era,
the picture of the screen
is based on the Painting
of Night Banquet at Han
Xizai Mansion by a famous
royal court painter Gu Hongzhong
of the South Tang Dynasty,
the original painting is
currently a piece of the
collections in the Palace
Museum. |
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| Picture
Of Song Tai Zong The Emperor
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| On
display in the Ming Guang
Room there is a picture
of Song Tai Zong the Emperor
in Hunting, which reflects
the royal events of hunting
by aristocrats of North
Song Dynasty. |
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| Jade
Carving Roll Of The Western
Style Mansion In Yuanmingyuan
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| On
the third floor of the hotel,
there is a Jade Carving
Roll of the Western Style
Mansion in Yuanmingyuan
Garden. It takes 3 years
efforts and a consumption
of nearly 3 tons of Burmese
jade to work out this elaborate
and vivid-looking huge roll. |
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| Gade
Carving Picture Of Group
Immortals Praying For Longevity |
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| In
the lobby of the hotel there
is an attractive jade carving
of Group Immortals Praying
for Longevity, made from
a great deal of precious
materials including jade,
ivory, gold foils, etc. |
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| Appreciating
The Old In Bamboo Court |
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| On
the right side of the Ming
Hua Room is hanging a picture
of “ Appreciating the Old
in Bamboo Court”, this picture
was a masterpiece of Qiu
Ying, known as one of the
“ Four Greatest Painters
in Ming Dynasty” . |
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| Sandol
Wood Through Carving Five-Dragon
Ruyi |
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| Ruyi
is a valuable object awarded
by the Qing emperor to the
major ministers of the court,
usually made of gold and
jade. In the living room
of the Emperor’s Suite,
there is on display a sandal
wood carved Ruyi of about
60cm long, shaped like a
Lynchee, from its tip to
toe the carving of five
dragons presents extremely
fine look. |
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| In
Bamboo Room on the 10th
floor of the hotel, there
are four paintings that
depict the subject of bamboo,
the different colors of
the bamboo represent the
four seasons. The paintings
were masterpieces of Mr.
Qi Gong, the famous calligrahper,
as the painter has already
passed away and such valuable
masterpieces will not be
obtained anymore. |
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