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Hotels

China Plans Ping Pong Paddle Hotel

2 Comments 09 April 2012

The Chinese are nuts about the game of ping pong and plans are in the works to bring this obsession to a whole new level. The China Daily newspaper recently reported on plans to erect a hotel shaped like a giant ping pong paddle. It’s part of a new 165-acre sports complex in the city [...]

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Jing’s Residence in Pingyao, China

No Comments 20 January 2012

Jing’s Residence at Pingyao welcomes guests to take a step back into ancient China. The early walled city of Pingyao, positioned in Shanxi Province, was established some 2,700 years ago. It hosts some of the best-preserved traditional architecture in China and mostly stands as it was during its heydays in the late Ming and Qing [...]

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JIA Shanghai, China

No Comments 29 December 2011

JIA is Shanghai’s latest truly designer-led boutique experience. Found in a spectacular 1920′s building in the heart of Shanghai, JIA is lively, friendly, and diverse , with gently dramatic, warm, and sexy spaces permeated with a sense of enjoyment. JIA gets its name from the Mandarin word meaning ‘home’ and is the second to open [...]

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Hot Destinations

Must Visit Places: Rice Field Terraces in Yunnan, China

1 Comment 14 December 2011

Yuanyang Rice Terraces are also, as mentioned the wonderland of tourists, a paradise of painting clubs and photographers! With their amazing landscape, unique shapes, and ethnic customs and culture deposit behind themselves, the scenic areas of Yuanyang Rice Terraces are the excellent places you must take your cameras to. Situated in the south of Ailao [...]

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The Waterhouse at South Bund in Shanghai, China

No Comments 28 October 2011

The Waterhouse at South Bund is a vigorously planned and created 19 room boutique hotel with a clear element of excitement. The Waterhouse started as a 1930’s warehouse in Shanghai’s old docklands, when Singaporean lawyer-turned-hotelier Loh Lik Peng boarded on a voyage of total restoration, loading the interiors with his brand design furnishings which gives [...]

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Banyan Tree Macau, China

No Comments 20 September 2011

Guests are invited to take in wonderful views of Macau’s skyline in an environment of calm and tranquillity that Banyan Tree is celebrated for. Banyan Tree Macau invites guests to experience life as it was meant to be. The first high-rise city resort in Macau features private indoor relaxation pools in all suites and resort [...]

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Restaurants

Table No. 1 Restaurant in Shanghai, China

No Comments 22 August 2011

Located on the ground level of The Waterhouse at South Bund, a design concept boutique hotel, Table No. 1 is a destination restaurant serving world-influenced modern European cuisine set in a sleek and simplistic interior that comprises a surprising element which encourages social interaction with a brand new dining concept. Focusing on communal dining, dishes [...]

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Restaurants

Yucca Restaurant & Lounge in Shanghai, China

No Comments 20 March 2011

David Laris’ Yucca is located in Shanghai, China. It showcases a new restaurant and lounge concept that embodies the sexy spirited style of modern Mexico. David Laris drew from the colorful world of Lucha Libra Wrestling, the glamour of 1960’s Mexican cinema and the Voodo & Superstition born from religious Mexico when designing Yucca. The [...]

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URBN Hotel Shanghai in Shanghai, China

No Comments 31 December 2010

URBN Hotel Shanghai is a 26-room, 5-star, luxury boutique hotel in Shanghai, China. Shanghai is a magical and historic town, and is also known as China’s most exciting and happening city, with custom tours and activities that help expose the secrets of this amazing metropolis. This nice hotel is located in the downtown area, close [...]

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Hotels, Ski & Spa

The PuLi Hotel and Spa in Shanghai, China

No Comments 22 July 2010

The PuLi is a 229-room, 4.5-star modern luxury hotel and spa in Shanghai, China. Situated in the vibrant JingAn district of Shanghai, The PuLi is conveniently located for both business and pleasure travelers. A stylish and elegantly-appointed sanctuary in the heart of one of the world’s largest cities, The PuLi is a place to relax and [...]

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