Shanghai Hotel Massage

Shanghai, once known as the "Paris of the east", is a perfection combination of historical and ultra-modern architecture, presenting a harmonious coexistence of east and west. While visiting the city, you should go for the hotels that will make your accommodation more comfortable. Now, here are some great choices.

InterContinental Shanghai Pudong is ideally located in the heart of Lujiazui, Shanghai’s ultra modern business, shopping, and dining district. The luxury hotel sits directly on the bustling Zhangyang Road within easy walking distance of many of Pudong’s major attractions including Next Age, Time Square. The I Spa located inside the InterContinental Shanghai Pudong Hotel caters to the city's stressed out businessmen and businesswomen. A fusion of East and West, each of their 10 rooms focuses on a different treatment. These include body massages, facials, foot reflexology, Vichy showers, and tanning. Their most popular treatment is their combination of Western scented body oils with the Chinese massage style that is intended to soothe muscles that have been overworked.

Opened in 2003, the Shanghai Marriott Executive Apartments is an impressive retreat located in the heart of Shanghai, part of the futuristic JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square. The 5-star facility houses a 24-hour health club and indoor/outdoor pool and famous Mandara Spa. You'll be impressed with Mandara as soon as you enter its Old China-styled rooms, with stone, ceramic, and wood furnishings creating a traditional oriental feel. Cross over the wooden bridge as you enter the impressive antique doors to begin a day of luxurious pampering. You'll feel like absolute royalty as you take advantage of their exotic treatments.

The Langham, Yangtze Boutique is a five star hotel located in the heart of Shanghai Central Business District, within walking distance to People's Square, the Civic center, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre, the Bund and the busiest shopping street-Nanjing Road. It is conveniently situated with excellent transportation links. The hotel houses The Chuan Spa on the third floor providing traditional Chinese treatments. The spa has branches in Auckland, Melbourne, and Hong Kong, attracting a group of loyal followers. The 4 private treatment rooms as well as both wet and dry saunas will guarantee your comfort.

Situated in the Wujiaochang commercial area, the Pattaya Holiday Inn is a courtyard-style Thailand hotel with walking distance of Shiguang Road Station of Metro Line 8. This 5-star facility includes on-site restaurant, café, multifunctional meeting rooms and game room. The ShanghaiPattya Holiday Inn Spa located on 3rd floor of the hotel is a perfect getaway place from the bustling city. Providing essential oils massage SPA, full body massage, foot massage for the clients in the comfortable recreational atmosphere, the spa also offers professional VIP service. In the SPA, you can enjoy authentic massage, using natural essence oil, combined with the traditional physical therapy secret to nourish your body and mind, bringing you the most comfortable and cozy enjoyment.

Uniquely located on the banks of the Huangpu River at the northern end of the Bund, the Hyatt on the Bund offers spectacular views of both the Bund and Pudong, with convenient access to airports and major areas of the city. Hyatt on the Bund offers guests a unique experience with its wide variety of stylish dining facilities, sophisticated comfort, and functional meeting rooms equipped with advanced technological equipment. Inspired by the simple flow and natural beauty of a river, the Yuan Spa situated in the B1 of the Hyatt Hotel is the reflection of Shanghai. Relax with the most natural therapy for your body, the massage treatments. Let the flow of a river, the sound of a natural spring, the purity of fresh water be your inspiration for rejuvenation at Yuan Spa in Shanghai. As "yuan" means "source of water" in Chinese, Yuan luxury hotel spa is the source of serenity, vitality and stability at Hyatt on the Bund.

Nine Gates Snacks---Traditional Snack Restaurant in Beijing

Address: No.1, Xiaoyou Hutong, west of the Former Residence of Soong Qingling, Xicheng District, Beijing
Tel: 010-6402 5858 / 6402 6868
Opening Hour: 10.30am-1.30pm, 5pm-8pm daily
Price per Person: 30-40 RMB / US$4-5

Opened at the end of June 2006, Nine Gates Snacks (Jiumen Xiaochi) offers traditional Beijing snacks. Located in a hutong at Shichahai in Xicheng District, he courtyard covers an area of 3,000 square meters. This famous snack center got its name from the nine gates that surrounded the Forbidden City, including Zhengyang Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Dongzhi Gate, Xizhi Gate, Desheng Gate, Anding Gate, Fucheng Gate, Chongwen Gate, Xuanwu Gate. 16 private rooms in the courtyard are also named after the city’s gates. There is one room that is especially reserved for Muslims.

Inside the traditional courtyard are 12 time-honored brands, which include Xiaochang Chen, Baodu Feng, Naolao Wei, Chatang Li, Yue Sheng Zhai, Xianbin Zhou, De Shun Zhai, Niangao Qian, Yangtou Ma, Doufunao Bai, En Yuan Ju and Dalian Huoshao. Most of the brands have a history of more than a century. They are the inheritors of Beijing snack.

Xiaochang Chen

Xiaochang Chen is known for its Luzhu Huoshao, a snack evolved from an imperial dish called Su Zao Rou. Ingredients such as baked wheaten bread, tofu, pork chop and chitterlings are cut into pieces and then boiled in the preserved meat broth. The snack was very popular in Qing Dynasty because meat was too expensive while the offal was more affordable.


 

Chatang Li

Chatang Li is known for its miancha, a flour paste with sweet or salty toppings. Created by an imperial chef, Miancha was loved by the imperial family and became a permanent breakfast item in the imperial menu. The Chatang selection includes Chatang, Miancha, Youcha and Almond drink (Xin Ren Cha). The sorghum or millet flours are cooked before serving. When a customer orders the dish, host will add boiling water and mix it into a thick paste. Finally, sprinkle some brown sugar and sweet Osmanthus sauce on top.
 

Niangao Qian
 

Niangao Qian specializes in Chinese pasta. The Rolling Donkey (Lv Da Gun) here is very famous. It’s actually a steamed glutinous rice roll filled with red bean paste or brown sugar. The place also offers seasonal snacks such as Pea Cake (Wan Dou Huang), Kidney Bean Rolls (Yun Dou Juan), Chestnut cake with bean paste (Li Zi Gao), Yam Rolls (Shan Yao Juan) and others.

Yangtou Ma

Yangtou Ma is famous for its thin sliced meat from boiled lamb's head. The slicing technique of the chef here is very exclusive. This shop was once located on Niu Jie, an old Muslim quarter in the city.





Doufunao Bai

Doufunao Bai offers soft beancurd with fine and delicate texture. Different from other shops that serve Doufunao, Doufunao Bai adds braised lamb and mushrooms on top besides Day lily, Auricularia auricular and egg.

Dalian Huoshao
 
Dalian Huoshao makes pan-fried rolls filled with different fillings. The roll got its name by the shape, which is similar to the old-fashioned satchels that Chinese used to wear over shoulders. These rolls were the creation of the Yao family from Shunyi, who set up a small restaurant called Rui Ming Lou in old Dong'an Market in 1876.






En Yuan Ju

En Yuan Ju is known for its Chao Ge Da, a Muslim snack invented almost 100 years ago. It is a dish of stir-fried morsels-sized noodle fried with seasonal vegetables and meat. The fresh and tasty snack is favored by many people.

 

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