Hotel Histroy - Guilin Plaza Hotel

The PLA of China liberated Guangzhou to occupy the Executive Yuan of the KMT Government where is the location of nowadays Guilin Plaza Hotel on October 4th, 1949. (This gate is the main entrance of the hotel location of today).

1958年1月23日，毛主席在广东迎宾馆接见即将离任的印度驻中国大使尼赫鲁和夫人，时任省委第一书记陶铸陪同

The Chairman Mao received the outgoing Indian Ambassador to China Jawaharlal Nehru and his wife then accompanied by first secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Tao Zhu on January 23rd, 1958.

The Government of Guangdong held the theatrical festival to welcome Poland President of the Council of Ministers Józef Cyrankiewicz in Guilin Plaza Hotel. The Chairman Liu Shaoqi and First secretary of Guangdong Provincial Tao Zhu accompanied the guests to congratulate the successful performance

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk granted the Chinese State Council Deputy Prime Minister, Marshal Chen Yi, the maximum Medal of Honor of Cambodia and Grand Cross of the Royal Cambodia in the Guilin Plaza Hotel in December, 1960.

The ex-second secretary of Guangdong Provincial, first secretary of Guangzhou Municipal Yang Shangkun (left) hosted a dinner in the hotel to celebrate the birthday of Marshal Ye Jianying in Guilin Plaza Hotel. The photo shows that Marshal Ye and Chef Pan Ton (second from left) to shake hands.

The Primer Minister Zhou Enlai shook hands with famous Cantonese opera actress Hoong Ceen Leui whom is the act the leading role of Cantonese opera STORM IN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE in Banquet Hall of Guilin Plaza Hotel.

The Primer Minister Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi’s Wife, Zhang Qian had a cordial talk with Africa friends in No.2 Building (Liurong Building of today) of Guilin Plaza Hotel.

The United State ex-President Richard Nixon and his wife took a group photo with the attendants in front of Bihai Building during they stayed in Guilin Plaza Hotel On February 28th, 1976.

The Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Frunze，Mikhail Vasilyevich visited Guangzhou at the head delegation of party and government in April 1957 and stay in Liurong Building of Guilin Plaza Hotel. The photo shows that the Prime Minister Zhou Enlai and first secretary of Guangdong Provincial Tao Zhu (left) to accompany them to ride into city by hotel limousine.

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam ex-Chairman Ho Chi Minh stayed in Guilin Plaza Hotel in October 1959.

The Primer Minister Zhou Enlai accompanied the ex-Primer Minister Phạm Văn Đồng to visit Guangzhou on November 26th 1971. During that time stayed in No.2 Building (Liurong Building of today) of Guilin Plaza Hotel.

The Primer Minister Zhou Enlai and ex-vice governor of Guangdong Lin Liming hosted the wife of Guinea President Ahmed Sekou Toure in Guilin Plaza Hotel on April 28th 1965.

The Vice Mayor of Guangzhou Lin Xi and Hong Kong and Macao representatives Mr. Richard Charles Lee co-signed an agreement to build Garden Hotel in Gunagdong Yingbin Hotel on March 28th 1980.

The ex-Governor of Guangdong Province Lin Liming (middle) Hosted Singapore's ex-Prime Minister Harry Lee Kuan Yew (left) in Banquet Hall of Guilin Plaza Hotel in May 1976.

The former KMT governor of Guangdong Han-hun Li and his wife took a group photo with the hotel attendants where they stayed in Bihai Building, Guilin Plaza Hotel during they went homeland to visit relatives On February , 1982.

After watched the Cantonese opera STORM IN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE and Henan opera DIRECTOR’S DAUGHTER in Banquet Hall of Guilin Plaza Hotel, the Primer Minister Zhou Enlai, Vice-Primer Minister Chen Yi and the leaders of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou city (include Tao Zhu, Chen Yu, Zhao Ziyang, Wang Kuang, Zeng Sheng and Wang Lanxi) had a cordial talk with play actors from Guangdong Province and Henan Province whom participated in two operas performances.