Zhengzhou, in the midst of heaven and earth. Three thousand years of time have settled here as the land, and the beauty of mountains and rivers has condensed into the charm - north of the Tangtang Yellow River. Looking south at Mount Song, the cultural heritage is deeply rooted in the earth like roots.

Not just about living, but also about entering the country.
At the eastern gateway of the city, a resting place quietly settles in. It transforms the profound spirit of the Central Plains into a six fold poetic realm of "light, shadow, sound, quality, vessel, and path", slowly unfolding in the flow of space with each step.

This residence is called the Hilton Garden Inn Zhengzhou East District. It is not the end of the journey, but the starting point of a contemporary translation of Central Plains aesthetics, a deep breath of spiritual and mental conversion to the rich soil of culture.

▲ Entrance of Hilton Garden Inn Zhengzhou East District

Light Painting · Lobby | Plain Wall for Propaganda, Rolling into a Scroll at Morning and Evening

The faint glow of morning light, the warmth of evening shadows

At the beginning of the morning light, the space awakens.

▲ Lobby

A painting hanging from the dome comes into view - the outline of an ancient building with a pine and green tone, accompanied by the clear and elegant prints, quietly spread out like distant mountains after rain. Light, become the most humble reader. It flows in from the side, lightly brushing the frame, awakening the green and green in the light and darkness. The high grille, inspired by the sequence of the windows in the academy, weaves the sky light into golden strings, playing changing geometric notes on the ground over time.

 

Moyun · Lobby Bar | Surrounded by scattered shadows, observe quietly and feel at ease

"The tea smoke lingers, and the light and shadow move slowly"

▲ Lobby Bar

Turn right from the lobby and enter a low and secluded area. The wooden structure of the ceiling continues the rhythm of the academy, but is closer to the human body. The dark wooden grid screens the sky light into mottled ink shadows, quietly falling on the linen fabric and pottery dishes. The curved back of the chair supports the waist and spine, with a hidden leisurely charm of the Ming style literati Zen chair 'sitting and observing'. Here, a cup of tea, at noon, watching the light shift and shadows move, is a shallow crimson landscape breathing.

 

City Voice · All day Restaurant | Fireworks Translation, Vibrant Like Weaving

"Where the curtain wind blows, the sound of the city is far away from the clouds"

▲ All day restaurant

The rising steam in an open kitchen is the soul of the Central Plains stove fire that has lasted for thousands of years. The shape of the food display rack is inspired by the eaves of the peddler in the Song painting "Along the River during Qingming Festival", and is lightweight reconstructed with metal and glass.

▲ All day restaurant

The color of the wall captures a faint blue from the transformation of the Jun porcelain kiln, and the hanging lamp is abstracted from the outline of the ancient measuring vessel "dou". The hustle and bustle of the morning and afternoon is like a symphony of the market, while at night it turns into a lazy background of small drinks and whispers.

 

Ya Ji · Chinese Restaurant | Banquet as a Gift, Instruments and Techniques complement each other

"Open a grand feast to sit on flowers, fly feathers and drink the moon"

▲ Chinese restaurant

The space is characterized by the rhyme of 'Academy Elegant Collection'. As I stepped in, I felt a clear and serene atmosphere. The main hall structure inherits the sparse and elegant style of Song style halls, with the ceiling stretching out like a long scroll and the walls floating with a hazy warmth.

Delicious food flows according to the four seasons, capturing the essence of the flavor. And the utensils during the banquet are particularly worth admiring - they are all unique pieces made by craftsmen from the Jun kiln in Yuzhou, known as the "Porcelain Capital". The glaze color is like collecting all the smoke and clouds, and the blue and purple hues hide the traces of kiln fire breathing.

Banquet is not just about taste. It is the harmony of scenery and vessels, and more importantly, the unspoken and elegant deep affection in the Eastern ritual preface.
 

 

Preface to the Ceremony · Banquet Hall | The bell and drum are already set up, and you can enjoy them in one day

"Ba Yin Ke Xie, Wu Xiang Qu Lun"

▲ Banquet Hall

This is a contemporary interpretation of the spirit of ritual and music. The main hall is grand and tranquil, with an open and spacious atmosphere. The construction of smallpox depicts the sparse Eastern philosophy through vertical and horizontal longitude and latitude. The lighting is warm and the form and meaning are drawn from the stroke rhythm of the origin of Chinese characters. The carpet patterns are condensed from the swirling cloud and thunder patterns on bronze ritual vessels, using geometric language to depict eternal landscapes.

The tranquility of ancient rituals and the solemnity of ancient music are transformed into spatial scales and breathing of light and shadow, completing a dialogue with the times in silence.

 

Dishen · Health Center | Landscape Reflecting Belt, Clear Body and Mind

"Water is like horizontal waves in the eyes, while mountains are like gathering eyebrows"

▲ Health and Wellness

The noise is here, filtered clean and dust-free. The meaning of the swimming pool is "canyon stone stream", with wall texture simulating the layering of mountain rocks, and the glaze color at the bottom of the pool gradually changing from dark blue to sky blue, like a stream reflecting the sky. The light seeped down from the rock crevice like sky light. The gym faces the garden directly, and the mirror captures the bamboo shadows outside the window. Here, the dust and labor are washed away, and the body and mind return to peace.

 

Guanyun · Executive Lounge | Kiln Fire Fragrance, Elevating Heaven and Earth

"When I sit and watch the clouds rise, my hands become tired and I toss my book for a long dream"

▲ Executive Lounge

The top floor here is the quiet climax of the journey. The color scheme of the space is inspired by the warm brown ashes of the Jun porcelain kiln as the fire is about to extinguish, creating a serene and inclusive atmosphere. The structure integrates the wisdom of ancient architecture and houses precious books on the history and geography of the Central Plains. Sitting by the window, the city skyline and distant mountain contours are fully displayed in front. Here is a spiritual sanctuary for contemplation or simple gaze.

 

Anqi · Guest Room | Pillow side landscape, dream of swimming in the Central Plains

"At night, the wind is quiet and the patterns are flat. The small boat passes away, and the river and sea send the rest of its life"

▲ Guest rooms

The noise stops outside the door. The ceiling is like rice paper laid still, leaving space for sleeping. The TV wall is geometrically divided in warm wood colors, with a rhythm resembling abstract freehand brushwork of crisscrossing paths.

A warm orange touch on the bedside, like the afterglow of autumn sun. The greenery highlighted in the space is a gentle and flowing natural flow into the interior.

▲ Guest rooms

Light and shadow wander between order, colors whisper in tranquility. All the distant places have turned into a warm landscape by the pillow.

The Hilton Garden Inn Zhengzhou East District is a three-dimensional poetry scroll that can be lived and visited. It transforms the profound aura of 'heaven and earth' into the perception of light, shadow, sound, quality, objects, and paths.

Staying here means immersing oneself in a contemporary translation of civilization with both body and mind. When parting, what is taken away may be a nourished perception - from then on, I understand better how to read poetry in the movement of light and shadow, touch history in the texture of materials, and appreciate the etiquette and wisdom of the East in the use of objects.

This place of peace of mind is the Central Plains.

This body resides, and the poetry scroll grows new.