Chongqing | Teacher Xie Ke's "Subtraction Aesthetics" · Staying in the Xinhua Bank Vault

| Teacher Xie Ke's "Subtraction Aesthetics" · Staying in the Xinhua Bank Vault. The spatiotemporal folds coexisting with the mountain city
At the folds of the Yangtze River and Nanshan
Jixia Mountain SUNYATA, with its coarse texture,
is embedded in the framework of Longmenhao Old Street.
The old buildings with blue bricks and gray tiles
were once the American embassy villa and merchants' private residences a century ago.
The exposed rammed earth walls still carry the warmth of the craftsmen’s palm prints.
The textures of hemp and wood unfold in the guest rooms as the breath of the mountain city.
The steel backbone of the Dongshuimen Yangtze River Bridge spans across the river,
while light rail and cars travel day and night on the double-deck bridge.
The collision of steel and river mist
solidifies into the dynamic silhouette of modern mountain city,
and the hotel uniquely embraces this flowing poetry.

The towering yellow kapok tree in the courtyard
seems to instantly transport you back to the golden era of the Republic of China’s bustling foreign concession.
Morel mushrooms gently kiss the spicy chicken soup, and chili chicken shatters the sunset red,
blending the mountain city’s lively street food with the tranquility of time in a private feast.
Hidden on the terrace under the swaying tree shadows, sipping soup in the old bank vault,
watching the romantic rivers and mountains of the city from the foreign trading villa’s terrace—
it’s never just about hotpot and night views.

📍 Chongqing Jixia Mountain