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Located
on the historical Shamian Island, overlooking
the famed Pearl River and facing the White Swan
Pool, the White Swan Hotel remains an oasis of
tranquility from the hustle and bustle of this
busy city. The main building has the height of
34 storeys.The exquisitely beautiful Atrium lobby
is an indoor microcosm of the famed landscapes
of Southern China. Here waters abound, with a
veil-like cascade and a spectacular rockery. Atop
the rockery sits an elegant Chinese pavilion,
octagon-shaped, with its richly ornate gold top,
and a profusion of luxuriant vegetation and flowers.
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The
hotel is famed for its high standard Cantonese
cuisine, it has 10 dining halls and serves Chinese
cuisine including Cantonese as well as Sichuan,
Jiangsu, Shandong and Beijing dishes.One can also
enjoy the elegant ambience of excellent Western
cuisine served in The Coffee Shop and the Grill
Room while appreciating the river view. . It is
no exaggeration to state that Guangzhou is the
city of food in China, and the White Swan Hotel
is surely onre of the origins of the city's fame.
There
is also a cafe, bar, clinic, discotheque, karaoke
room, beauty salon, sauna, and child care service.
For those intent on health and exercise, there
is a bowling alley, running track, tennis court,
billiard room and swimming pool. There is also
an efficient business center that provides such
services as foreign exchange conversion and ticket
booking.
As
one of the best furnished hotels in Guangzhou,The
White Swan was awarded one of the first five-star
hotels in China in 1990. It was selected as one
of "A Hundred First-Class and Fifty Best
Star Hotels of China" by National Tourism
Administration of China in 1996. It has received
over 40 heads of states and governments including
the British Queen Elizabeth II and President Bush
of the United States.
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