始建于1876年的曼谷文華東方酒店迎來(lái)了她140歲的生日。作為泰國(guó)第一家五星級(jí)酒店，近一個(gè)半世紀(jì)的歷史非但沒(méi)有給她帶來(lái)滄桑的面容，歲月的痕跡反倒使她愈發(fā)的優(yōu)雅迷人?？v貫泰國(guó)全境的湄南河水默默的訴說(shuō)著暹羅的古老，坐落在湄南河畔的曼谷文華東方酒店也在這史詩(shī)般緩緩流淌的河畔邊靜謐佇立。仿佛大樹一般，默默扎下根，經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)間的洗禮，枝繁葉茂。

Built in 1876 and ideally located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River， Mandarin Oriental， Bangkok has already welcomed her 140th birthday. The Oriental， as it was then known， was the first luxury hotel in the Kingdom of Siam. History of nearly a century and a half rather than brought her vicissitudes， but the years trace to make her becoming more elegant and charming.

歲月的流淌Time Flowing

起初，酒店還只是一幢有著高挑的天花板、整潔的餐廳，繁茂綠植的二層小白樓。就這這幢白色的小樓，在歷經(jīng)數(shù)次翻新之后成為如今處處彰顯東方韻味的偏安一隅。作為曼谷乃至于泰國(guó)標(biāo)志性建筑，十九世紀(jì)末以來(lái)，曼谷文華東方酒店以其周到的服務(wù)、獨(dú)特的設(shè)計(jì)以及優(yōu)雅的環(huán)境接待過(guò)無(wú)數(shù)來(lái)自世界各地的國(guó)家元首、工業(yè)巨頭，著名作家及各界名人。酒店曾接待沙皇尼古拉斯二世，舉辦過(guò)無(wú)數(shù)次國(guó)宴。英國(guó)現(xiàn)代主義小說(shuō)先驅(qū)約瑟夫·康納德；英國(guó)著名間諜作家約翰·勒卡雷；英國(guó)現(xiàn)實(shí)主義小說(shuō)家、戲劇家威廉·薩默賽特·毛姆都曾先后來(lái)到在這里尋找靈感。

1888年，約瑟夫·康拉德在這里完成了他的代表作之一《陰影線》，“這酒店，在湄南河兩岸無(wú)限延展，附近的大皇宮、泰國(guó)著名的寺廟，華麗卻伴隨著荒蕪。陽(yáng)光垂直而下，斑駁的樹影，仿佛觸手般，絢爛的讓人無(wú)法抗拒。曼谷的美麗，恍若呼吸一般自然，通過(guò)我們的每一個(gè)毛孔滲入我們的身體，游走于我們的四肢?！?/p>

（“這酒店，在湄南河兩岸無(wú)限延展，附近的大皇宮、泰國(guó)著名的寺廟，華麗卻伴隨著荒蕪。陽(yáng)光垂直而下，斑駁的樹影，仿佛觸手般，絢爛的讓人無(wú)法抗拒。曼谷的美麗，恍若呼吸一般自然，通過(guò)我們的每一個(gè)毛孔滲入我們的身體，游走于我們的四肢?！?/p>

\"There it was， spread largely on both banks. King's Palaces， temples， gorgeous and dilapidated， crumbling under the vertical sunlight， tremendous， overpowering， almost palpable， [Bangkok] seemed to enter one's breast with the breath of one's nostrils and soak into one's limbs through every pore of one's skin.\"）

In the beginning， the Oriental was just a two-story white house with high ceiling， clean and tidy dining room and beautiful environment. After several times renovation， the small white house now has become one of the oriental flavor space. As the symbol building， the Mandarin Oriental Hotel has an important status in Bangkok， even in Thai and the world. Beginning with Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Joseph Conrad during the late-nineteenth-century， the legendary hotel has welcomed numerous heads of state， captains of industry and a host of world renowned writers and celebrities over the years and has long been famous for its service， style and elegance. Joseph Conrad， John le Carre and William Somerset Maugham all came here find the inspiration.

\"There it was， spread largely on both banks. King's Palaces， temples， gorgeous and dilapidated， crumbling under the vertical sunlight， tremendous， overpowering， almost palpable， [Bangkok] seemed to enter one's breast with the breath of one's nostrils and soak into one's limbs through every pore of one's skin.\" - Joseph Conrad， 1888， The Shadow-Line.

振翅的雙翼Flying Wings

坐落在美麗的湄南河畔，靠近曼谷市中心，毗鄰大皇宮、臥佛寺、玉佛寺等泰國(guó)知名景點(diǎn)。曼谷文華東方酒店最負(fù)盛名的莫過(guò)于擁有140年歷史的作家翼與花園翼，今年2月，酒店完成了對(duì)作家翼的皇家套房與花園翼的12間套房在內(nèi)的全面翻新。在翻新的基礎(chǔ)上還原了作家翼與花園翼的歷史原貌，重現(xiàn)其當(dāng)年的輝煌。

Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River， the Mandarin Oriental Hotel was near downtown of Bangkok， adjoin the Palace and the temples. The Hotel was most famous for its Authors' and Garden Wings which has almost 140 years of history. The hotel has recently completed a comprehensive renovation of the historic Authors' and Garden Wings. Designed to significantly enhance the facilities and services of this award winning hotel， the renovation has restored the historic heart of the property to its original splendor.

古典的竹味Classical Bamboo

1953年，曼谷文華東方酒店在著名的作家翼中開了一間小小的爵士酒吧—竹吧。出人意料，這家小小的雞尾酒吧后來(lái)成為上流社會(huì)最常光顧的酒吧之一。酒吧多年前殖民地風(fēng)格的裝修風(fēng)格，滿滿是竹子裝飾的空間里，絲綢的靠墊、竹紋的沙發(fā)、藤條吊著的風(fēng)扇、鏡面的天花板甚至被大片的紫竹纏繞。如今，這些大部分都根據(jù)酒店留存的20世紀(jì)早期的照片得到了重建，紫藤的扶手椅、舊皮革的小路、虎皮紋裝飾的椅子還有墻上的老照片、舊時(shí)精美的望遠(yuǎn)鏡，都使這間酒吧更接近于他原始的狀態(tài)，在這個(gè)復(fù)古的年代中，相信她一定可以再次成為時(shí)代的弄潮兒。

作為下午茶、婚禮以及各類活動(dòng)的首選，著名的作家酒廊在擴(kuò)建翻新之后實(shí)現(xiàn)了與酒店露臺(tái)餐廳的自然銜接，還原其19世紀(jì)的后期的經(jīng)典設(shè)計(jì)風(fēng)格。為了紀(jì)念曾經(jīng)下榻酒店的四位傳奇作家：約瑟夫·康拉德、薩默塞特·毛姆、諾埃爾·科沃德和詹姆斯·麥切納，四間酒廊均以他們的名字命名。在這些文學(xué)巨匠的筆下，我們依稀可以看見(jiàn)酒店昔日的模樣。

The Bamboo Bar at Mandarin Oriental， Bangkok has been refurbished to give it a more contemporary look that retains its iconic character as a classic cocktail bar. Originally opened in a tiny room within the hotel's renowned Authors Wing， in 1953， the Bamboo Bar has grown into an institution frequented by world high society. The essence of the old bar inspired the new look created by Thai designers， P49 DEESIGN. Bamboo is used extensively for the bar， chairs and wall and ceiling finishes. Thai silk cushions with bamboo print patterns grace sofas. A mirrored ceiling， with vintage mirrors in black bamboo frames， provides a contemporary twist that juxtaposes with colonial-style， rattan ceiling fans.

As the first choice of wedding and the afternoon tea， the renowned Authors' Lounge – a favorite destination for afternoon tea， society weddings and elegant events – has been restored to its classic late-nineteenth-century design and has been further extended to flow seamlessly through to the hotel's riverside terrace and gardens via four salons named after famous authors who were guests of the hotel： Joseph Conrad， Somerset Maugham， No?l Coward and James Michener.

.歷史的傳承The Inheritance of History

今年一月，曼谷文華東方酒店為自己的140歲生日舉行了盛大的慶?；顒?dòng)，泰國(guó)公主殿下Sirivannavari Nariratana為其主持了周年慶典。文華東方集團(tuán)首席執(zhí)行官Edouard Ettedgui先生和意泰發(fā)展有限公司高級(jí)執(zhí)行副總裁Nijaporn Charanachitta女士一同在場(chǎng)迎接了500位賓客的到來(lái)，其中包括國(guó)家旅游部長(zhǎng)Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul女士、酒店業(yè)領(lǐng)袖、各界名流及酒店的忠實(shí)粉絲們。酒店在露天餐廳為賓客們準(zhǔn)備了豐盛的晚宴，讓客人們?cè)隗w會(huì)酒店歷史文化氣息的同時(shí)，還能欣賞到湄南河畔的璀璨煙火。以此次盛典作為開端，酒店在2016年全年對(duì)文學(xué)、藝術(shù)、音樂(lè)、時(shí)尚、烹飪等方面舉辦了一系列的相關(guān)活動(dòng)，以慶祝作家翼與花園翼的新貌。

酒店聞名于世的遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不止這些方面，酒店的八間餐廳均由米其林星級(jí)廚師坐鎮(zhèn)，為客人們打造美味的饕餮盛宴。酒店的私人柚木船帶領(lǐng)客人訪問(wèn)著名泰國(guó)烹飪學(xué)校的同時(shí)，也讓您能領(lǐng)略靜謐優(yōu)雅的河岸風(fēng)光。位于花園翼一層吸引無(wú)數(shù)名人前來(lái)的著名水療中心，不僅歡迎前來(lái)入住的客人放松身心，同時(shí)也歡迎當(dāng)?shù)厝罕妬?lái)體驗(yàn)。

The legendary Mandarin Oriental， Bangkok kicked off its 140th anniversary celebration in style on 27 January 2016 with a gala event presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand. The heads of the famed hotel's majority owning companies – Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group's Chief Executive， Mr. Edouard Ettedgui， and Senior Executive Vice President of Italian-Thai Development Company Limited， Mrs. Nijaporn Charanachitta – welcomed 500 esteemed guests， including the Kingdom's Minister of Tourism， Her Excellency Mrs. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul， captains of industry， celebrities and many of the hotel's loyal international patrons. Guests were treated to a lavish gala dinner on the Riverside Terrace， a moving tribute to the famed hotel's history and spectacular fireworks over the Chao Phraya River.

The Oriental famous for not only those features， but also famed for introducing Michelin starred chefs in all hotel restaurants. The hotel's private teakwood shuttle boats provide daily access to the world famous Thai Cooking School， also take the guests taste of the sight of the beautiful scene on the quiet river. The famous SPA which was in the first floor of the Garden Wing attracted many people came here， not only the guests of the Hotel， but also the native person.

一百四十年來(lái)，曼谷文華東方酒店以其優(yōu)越的地理位置、便捷的交通、一流的服務(wù)默默屹立于美麗的曼谷，仿佛輕聲低語(yǔ)，呢喃訴說(shuō)著她的優(yōu)雅。

For one hundred and forty years， the Mandarin Oriental Hotel silently standing in the Bangkok with its service， style and elegance which shows its historical and elegance.

（酒店聞名于世的遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不止這些方面，酒店的八間餐廳均由米其林星級(jí)廚師坐鎮(zhèn)，為客人們打造美味的饕餮盛宴。

The Oriental famous for not only those features， but also famed for introducing Michelin starred chefs in all hotel restaurants.）