Topic: Welcome to The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

　　　　On March 2nd, waiters in Beijing Jingxi Hotel dressed in red greeted the delegates attending the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People’s Congress. China News Agency issued Mao Jianjun photo

　　　　China news agency, Beijing, October 7 th Title: Guanjing West Hotel, the 40-year venue

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　　　　At the west end of Chang ‘an Avenue, opposite the CCTV building, a row of tall poplars stand side by side along the long blue glass fence, as tall as guards at the door. They jointly guard the Jingxi Hotel, which has the reputation of "the crown of the venue" in China. This hotel, which has completed dozens of people’s congresses, party congresses and central plenary sessions with high quality and high standards, was particularly eye-catching before the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　　　Coincidentally, this "old" hotel, which is closely related to China politics, celebrated its 43rd birthday before the 17th National Congress. Can not help but trigger a series of historical nostalgia.

　　　　京西賓館屬于軍隊編制，歸屬總參謀部管理局。一九六四年建成時，北京市除北京飯店、民族飯店、前門飯店、華僑大廈外，它的建筑設備算是最好的。所以開館伊始，一九六四年國慶節，京西賓館就接待了阿爾及利亞、匈牙利、捷克、保加利亞、巴基斯坦、緬甸等六個國家的黨政代表團和來自其他三十四個國家的六十一個專業代表團，并接待了當年十月二十日召開的第三屆全國人民代表大會東北、中南、解放軍三個代表團和大會的二百六十多名工作人員，此后四十幾年間，全國人大幾乎所有代表團都曾入住此地，包括臺灣代表團。

　　　　京西賓館被認為是“最安全的賓館”。據說,它的管理與保衛工作與中南海、人民大會堂和釣魚臺同等級別。在文革沖擊中，由于京西賓館的特殊身份，保護了一大批中共高級干部。

　　　　三層的第一會議室是這座樓里最神秘的所在，因為十一屆三中全會就是在這里召開的，改革開放的大政方針就是在這間會議室里確定的。京西賓館引以為傲，畢竟，這間屋子創造了歷史，改變了歷史。現在這間特殊的會議室重門深鎖，據說這里面翻修后仍“修舊如舊”，從椅子到喝茶的玻璃杯樣式等都保持著原樣。

　　　　Because of this, Jingxi Hotel is also known as the most difficult hotel in Beijing. Identity cards and work permits are useless, and you need to have a notice of the meeting, and you have to be picked up by the conference group to get in. In addition to the uncompromising strictness, the guards on guard will definitely leave a deep impression on people with their handsome appearance and tall and mighty image.

　　　　There are many parking spaces in the courtyard of Jingxi Hotel, and the planning is neat. In addition to the hotel building for accommodation, there is also a special conference building. In recent years, a large advertising column has been set up on the inner side of the blue glass fence, which has blown a little commercial atmosphere into this hotel with political bearing. In recent years, Jingxi Hotel has not only received important political meetings, but also started to receive some groups with relaxed content, mainly for sightseeing, although it is still not open to the public.

　　　　The conference building of Jingxi Hotel is a Soviet-style building with solemn atmosphere. There are dozens of conference rooms of different sizes on each floor of the conference building. The long aisle is covered with thick red carpets, but most people in the past can keep quiet.　　

　　　　In 2001, Jingxi Hotel underwent a major refit, and the facilities for meetings at all levels were more perfect. In addition to the security inspection device at the entrance of the hall, each meeting room is specially equipped with a series of security facilities. Some high-level secret meetings require participants to store their mobile phones in special lockers, which can shield radio signals and ensure that the contents of the meeting will never be leaked.

　　　　At the same time, in order to provide appropriate targeted services for various conferences, Jingxi Hotel has a special team, that is, telephone female soldiers responsible for communication security. They installed additional telephones according to the requirements of different meetings, and the indoor telephone answering and outdoor climbing lines were all completed by female soldiers. It is said that during major meetings, an operator has to answer tens of thousands of calls a day. Moreover, because some minority delegations live in Jingxi Hotel during the annual "two sessions", each of these female soldiers can speak more than a dozen dialects.

　　　　The most popular among the guests is the dining in Jingxi Hotel, where local flavors can taste the most authentic craftsmanship. Especially during the "two sessions", representatives from the southwest like spicy food. From Laoganma in Guizhou to oily spicy food in Sichuan, restaurants only prepare seven or eight kinds of peppers. The restaurant also prepared roast whole sheep and hand-grabbed lamb chops for Xinjiang delegates, ghee and Ciba for Tibet delegates, and specially set up sugar-free seats, soft food seats and vegetarian seats to meet the needs of different delegates. However, people who are familiar with this place are told by word of mouth that the yogurt made by Jingxi Hotel is delicious.

　　　　Now it is getting closer and closer to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and Jingxi Hotel has also entered the preparation period before the meeting. A few days ago, ten painters from Jiangsu donated their carefully created works to Jingxi Hotel, adding new scenery to this special venue.

Editor: Wang Yuxi