The Peking Hotel, located at the intersection of East Chang'an Street and Wangfujing Commercial Street, is a famous five-star century-old hotel, which was built in the early 1900's. In 1900, two Frenchmen opened a tavern to the east of the foreign barracks at Dongjiaominxiang Lane, and in the next year they moved to the north of the barracks and officially put up the signboard of the Peking Hotel, which was moved to the south exit of Wangfujing on East Chang'an Street in 1903, i.e., the current site of the hotel. In 1903, the hotel moved to the south exit of Wangfujing on East Chang'an Street, the current site of the hotel. 1907, the Sino-French Industrial Bank took over the Peking Hotel and changed it into a limited company, and the period of the Frenchman's operation was the initial brilliant period of the Peking Hotel, from the architectural style to the internal facilities, all of them marked that the hotel had become the premier high-class hotel of the capital city. With the victory of the war of resistance, Beijing Hotel was taken over and managed by the Beiping government of the Kuomintang, and once became a high-level guest house specializing in the reception of U.S. troops. It was not until the liberation of Beiping in 1949 that the fate of the Beijing Hotel took a turn for the worse, and the Beijing Hotel, which was then subordinate to the Administration of Organ Affairs of the State Council, became an important venue for state affairs activities and foreign receptions of the new China, and had a high political status. In the new era, Beijing Hotel still remains the symbol building of modernization and internationalization in Beijing. In the new era, Beijing Hotel is still the preferred venue for important state events and conferences, and it has witnessed the changes of the times in its dual mission of carrying the hotel's functionality and special political identity. Nowadays, with nearly 1,000 modern guest rooms and a building area of 160,000 square meters, the Beijing Hotel has developed into a mature business and luxury hotel. on December 17, 2006, the Beijing Hotel was formally recognized by the IOC and the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) as the headquarters hotel of the Olympic family in Beijing 2008, and the headquarters hotel will become the residence of the main members of the Olympic family in the period of the Olympic Games, as well as the headquarters of the IOC and the headquarters of the IOC. as well as the headquarters and command center of the IOC.
Beijing Hotel in the New Century
In order to make Beijing Hotel more in line with the standard of international five-star hotels, and to provide guests with better facilities and services, the hotel underwent a large-scale renovation and expansion project from 1998 to 2000, and after the overall renovation was completed, the hotel provided guests with a brand-new outlook, and modernized service facilities, including guest rooms, catering, exhibition, entertainment, shopping and all-round services, Entertainment, shopping in one of the full range of services, the total area of operation will be 138,000 square meters expanded by 150,000 square meters.
Today's Development
Today's Beijing Hotel is a collection of Chinese delicacies, Tanjia Cuisine is a unique official cuisine in Beijing, and in 1958, Tanjia Cuisine settled down in Beijing Hotel under the care of Premier Zhou Enlai. In addition to Tanjia Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Huaiyang Cuisine, Shanghai Cuisine, Cantonese Cuisine and other cuisines are also available at the Beijing Hotel, and the exquisite dishes are complemented by the elegant and comfortable dining environment.
In addition to Chinese cuisine, there are also delicacies from all over the world. The exotic French cuisine at the Western Restaurant of the Beijing Hotel is a reminder of Beijing Hotel's past. Japanese cuisine, which combines Japanese culture and traditional food, creates a rich atmosphere of Eastern culture.
Today, this century-old hotel standing at the head of the tide of the new century is displaying to the world its unique style as a five-star hotel combining history, humanities, aesthetics, and modern science and technology with an open attitude and vitality.
The sunshine corridor, like a bright dynamic line, smoothly and naturally connects the old and new buildings of the hotel with their own characteristics, and the ****existence of history and modernity, classical and emerging makes the Beijing Hotel present the extraordinary style of everyone.