Address: Hankou, a famous central department store on the famous commercial pedestrian street in China.
Hankou, a well-known central department store on the famous commercial pedestrian street in China, is crowded.
Passers-by seldom notice the big red letter "Gong Xuan Hotel" in the shop.
"Gong Xuan"! It's a bit aristocratic. Even in the whole country, how many buildings can be called "palaces"?
Panoramic view of Gong Xuan Hotel with fisheye lens.
In fact, Gong Xuan Hotel and the Central Department Store are the same building, but after commercialization, the reputation of the Central Department Store is getting bigger and bigger.
This is a historic building, which witnessed the development history of Hankou. Gong Xuan Hotel was built on 1928, officially opened on 193 1, and was renovated in 2000. It is the oldest three-star hotel with European classical architectural style in Hubei Province, located in Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street.
Gorgeous chandelier in the middle of the spiral staircase.
In 1960s, when receiving Marshal Montgomery of England, Yang, a famous chef in the hotel, cooked a world-famous dish "steamed wuchang fish". At this point, "You can only drink Changsha water and eat Wuchang fish", which made Gong Xuan resound throughout the country. After 1980s, with the determination of the national policy of reform and opening-up, Gong Xuan finally unveiled its mysterious veil and opened up to the society in an all-round way.
1historical photos from the 1930s.
Historical photos at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War.
Now entering the Gong Xuan Hotel, the brilliant aristocratic temperament has disappeared, and the upstairs has become a cinema and restaurant, which is not much different from ordinary shopping malls.
Now the store's storefront facilities are somewhat deserted on the bustling Jianghan Road.
Many new facilities, I don't know how to play, give people the feeling that times are different.
The old "doorman" in a suit and tie in front of the store is gone, and passers-by can come in and out at will, even if you are disheveled.
Only the stone lion at the door sat there, witnessing everything around.
Today, the building of Gong Xuan Hotel is full of lanterns and colorful decorations, which is very lively. ......