Johnson laughed, and asked, "How many rooms are there?"

Mr. Hu knew it carefully and introduced: "After the reform and opening up, the mainland did not have the concept of star-rated hotels, and Diaoyutai itself is a classical garden with unique scenery. The designers refer to the garden villas in Jiangnan garden style."

"Due to the tight time and limited material resources in the capital, we needed to mobilize skilled craftsmen from all over the country. For example, the furniture of the State Guesthouse is customized from the Magic City, the carpet is customized from Tianjin Port, the silk material is from Suzhou, and the tableware and porcelain are customized from Jingdezhen."

After saying that, he pointed to a building outside the car window and said, "That is the presidential building of Building 18, which only entertains international guests, and is basically not to the public."

Johnson turned around and looked at the mysterious Villa No. 18, which looked like the structure of the emperor's palace, surrounded by yellow glazed tiles and green painted buildings and carved beams. The building was three floors high, and it was magnificent under the neon lights, and gold and jade were shining brightly.

Mr. Hu smiled and said, "Of course, except for the Presidential Building, the other 17 buildings also have their own unique styles and are all modern buildings. The downstairs are usually reception rooms, with restaurants or conference negotiation halls."

"The foreign policy does not have a building No. 1 to express equality and harmony..."

"In order to respect the customs of European countries, Building 13 is not set up..."

"Considering our cultural traditions, Fangfeiyuan replaces Building 17 and Bafangyuan replaces Building 4..."

“Building No. 2 is facing the Central Lake in the west and the Cherry Orchard to the south. There are 27 sets of group leaders’ sets, luxury sets, ordinary rooms and standard rooms…”

"This is Building 12, facing Fangfei Garden, the hall contains Liu Haisu's famous huge Chinese painting "The Beautiful Land". There are rockery, streams, springs, pools, and precious flowers and trees. It was once the residence of the founding leader, and President Reagan and Mrs. Thatcher stayed here..."

"President Nixon came to China for a historic ice-breaking journey and held talks with the Premier. The place where he stayed was Building 18. At the banquet, he also specially demonstrated his chopstick skills that had been practicing for more than half a year..."

"In September 1982, Mrs. Thatcher visited China and moved into Building 12. From here to the Great Hall of the People, the old lady actually fell on the steps..."

As we went down the road, Johnson and Johnson listened and watched. It was indeed their own style. It was worthy of being a state guesthouse, and any room was of great origin.

The car stopped slowly, butler Hu got out of the car and helped Johnson open the car door, introducing: "This is Building No. 6, located in the northwest corner, and the Yuyuantan Stream water flows through the building."

Johnson turned around and through the dense forest, a pool of clear water was vaguely visible. It was really a lovely water, with a jade belt around the waist.

Walking into the first floor living room, it is bright and atmospheric, with two rows of genuine leather sofas, and a red wool carpet under your feet, bringing wealth and solemnity to your face.

Johnson suddenly smelled a trace of familiar fragrance, came to the huge antique shelf on the right, looked at the calm and atmospheric shape, and exclaimed: "Is this... Rosewood?"

"Yes, you have good eyesight." Butler Hu stood behind his back and smiled: "All the furniture in the State Guesthouse is mahogany, and the worst is chicken wenge wood. The presidential suite is full of red sandalwood and yellow flower pear."

Johnson took a deep breath and the unique sweet fragrance of rosewood penetrated into his heart and made people feel refreshed. The master liked bracelets the most during his lifetime. He played with them all day long. Ordinary rosewood bracelets were at least several hundred in size. You can imagine such a huge antique shelf.

The Ming Xuande blue and white bouquets are folded along the plate,

Qing Yongzheng Doucai Chicken Cowl,

Qianlong kiln transformed into glazed pomegranate.

Johnson looked at the dazzling array of antiques on the Bo Ancient Shelf, all of which were genuine and secondary cultural relics. This is what it means to be the foundation.

There is a huge sea of ​​tea on the left hand for guests to rest and have tea. Looking at the grimace on it, it turns out to be a whole piece of yellow rosewood. Even the trunk sitting under the butt is made of Qianlong's engraving enamel craft...

This is low-key luxury!

Butler Hu took Johnson to the second floor and came to the presidential suite. The moment he pushed open the door, the luxurious and warm atmosphere was undoubtedly revealed in 400 square meters.

The spacious and atmospheric hall with two-story octagonal floor-to-ceiling windows allow you to see the elegant scenery and historical charm outside the window.

Stepping into the room, on the left is the luxurious bathroom with panoramic views facing the central lake, a double jacuzzi bath, a sauna shower and a fully automatic toilet.

Dining room for ten people, private study, walk-in cloakroom, master bedroom with marble bathroom, spacious lounge with guest bath.

The luxurious and comfortable master bedroom is equipped with separate walk-in dressing room and powder room on both sides, and a separate private spa room.

Butler Hu asked the doorman to put down the shopping bag, came behind Johnson, and whispered: "Do you have to rest first? If you need to press the service bell, we will be on standby for 24 hours."

Johnson nodded, looked at the three of them leaving, breathed a sigh of relief, and came to the bathroom, even the faucet was inlaid with gold, so he took a comfortable and warm bath.

I came out and felt refreshed, changed into a new casual outfit, lay on the soft big bed, my stomach was roaring, and I realized that I had not had a full meal all day.

After pressing the service bell, Butler Hu quickly knocked on the door and came in. Johnson looked at his watch and asked, "What's the food to eat tonight?"

"Do you want to eat in the suite? Or..." Mr. Hu explained: "The presidential suite has ten chefs, and there are all eight major cuisines. Western food is also good. The filet steak I just entered and the red wine in the cellar. Look..."

Johnson stood up and was only eight o'clock. Living here was to fulfill the master's dream. As a chef, how could he let go of the imperial kitchen craftsmanship?

I went downstairs to the restaurant. Today I was the only one who took the menu. Each one had the chef's name written on it. Johnson turned a few pages and asked casually: "Do you have any good recommendations?"

"How do you taste normally?" asked Mr. Hu: "Our chefs learn from the eight major cuisines and also include the essence of dishes from all over the world. From the palace cuisine catalogues, they pick folk snacks. The biggest feature is freshness, elegance, and timelessness."

"Usually, Chinese food is eaten in western food, seven dishes, two snacks, and one fruit. It is exquisitely crafted and tastes very catchy."

"If you want to refer to personal recommendations, Chef Zhang Yunshan's craftsmanship has been widely praised, you can try it."

Johnson turned back to the first page and should be the top brand, mainly Huaiyang cuisine, ordering the dishes: "Fresh abalone, Liao ginseng, steamed fresh fish with Gastrodia elata, clear soup, Matsutake mushroom..."

"Well, let's have another fried double vegetarian food, staple rice, and add a bowl of white porridge."

Mr. Hu wrote down and took the menu and said, "The fresh fruit plates here are also special. Do you want to try them?"

Johnson nodded, and the kitchen began to prepare. Butler Hu stood beside him, and was on standby at any time. The tableware on the table was customized by Jingdezhen, with bright yellow bottom and blue and white patterns, full of royal style.
Chapter completed!