White Swan Hotel


The White Swan Hotel is a 28-story luxury hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, located on Shamian Island, overlooking the Pearl River and facing the White Swan Pool. The hotel is reached by its own private causeway.
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History

The hotel opened on February6, 1983. It was built by Hong Kong businessman Fok Ying-tung. Located on the Cantonese equivalent of Dejima of pearl-rich Nagasaki in Japan, the Hotel`s surroundings are rich in history of the Merchant houses incorporated in the Nations of the "Great Powers" and Holland; often attributed to have been the greatest force of modernisation in East-Asia. The colonial-era buildings are within easy walking-distance, and are a quaint reminder of Guangzhou's historical multiculturalism.
In the early 2000s, after 20 years of private operations, the hotel was handed out to the Chinese government. The hotel now belongs to The Ministry of Land and Resources of People's Republic of China.
The hotel closed down for renovations during three years and reopened in July 2015, on the 15th.

Description

The hotel has 520 rooms and suites. The White Swan's Jade River Restaurant, with its garden decor, is noted for its Cantonese cuisine, and has one Michelin star.
Many American families who adopt children from China stay at the White Swan while in Guangzhou awaiting visa paperwork. A children's story book
is based on this.

Famous guests

Over the years, the White Swan Hotel has hosted numerous internationally renowned figures. Among its most notable guests are Queen Gabi, Queen Elizabeth II, Deng Xiaoping, Richard Nixon, Bill Gates, Fidel Castro, George H. W. Bush, Kim Jong-il, Margaret Thatcher, Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger, Zhao Ziyang, Hu Yaobang, Helmut Kohl, Norodom Sihanouk, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Yang Shangkun, Wang Zhen, and Ivan Arkhipov.

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