Renewal for Guangzhou's renowned Garden Hotel

Recently renovated landmark property is one of only three platinum five-star hotels in the nation, Xu Jingxi reports from Guangzhou

General Manager Franco Io has marveled at the large gold-foil and marble mural in the lobby from the very first time he walked into the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou.

Recapturing the glamour of 12 beauties in the ancient land of Jinling as depicted in the classic Chinese opus Dream of the Red Chamber, the mural makes a memorable statement about the hotel's cultural roots.