The 20 Best Things to Do in China
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The best things to do in China, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Peninsula Spa comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Shanghai and Beijing.
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The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong and The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing hold the next two places. The Forbes Travel Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
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Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 The Peninsula Spa (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 The Peninsula Spa 91.392
- #1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 The Peninsula Spa 91.392
- #1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 The Peninsula Spa 91.392
- #1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 The Peninsula Spa 91.392
- #1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen (this place) 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Chuan Spa at The Langham (this place) 85.680
- #6 Hua Spa 85.680
- #6 O Spa 85.680
- #6 Sense, A Rosewood Spa 85.680
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Chuan Spa at The Langham 85.680
- #6 Hua Spa (this place) 85.680
- #6 O Spa 85.680
- #6 Sense, A Rosewood Spa 85.680
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Chuan Spa at The Langham 85.680
- #6 Hua Spa 85.680
- #6 O Spa (this place) 85.680
- #6 Sense, A Rosewood Spa 85.680
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Hua Spa 85.680
- #6 O Spa 85.680
- #6 Sense, A Rosewood Spa (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai 85.680
- #6 The Peninsula Spa Beijing 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 O Spa 85.680
- #6 Sense, A Rosewood Spa 85.680
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Peninsula Spa Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Sense, A Rosewood Spa 85.680
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai 85.680
- #6 The Peninsula Spa Beijing (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai 85.680
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A glass atrium rises 23 floors above the Tea Garden at the center of this hotel spa, so when you're sipping tea between treatments, Beijing's traffic feels more like a rumor. Eleven treatment rooms range from singles to VIP double suites with their own steam showers and tubs, and a sunlit pool with city views rounds things out. It holds a Forbes Four Star rating, and the quiet is the kind you notice.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Bvlgari Spa Shanghai 85.680
- #6 The Peninsula Spa Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Peninsula Spa Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya 85.680
- #6 The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya (this place) 85.680
- #6 The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay 85.680
- #6 Waldorf Astoria Spa Shanghai 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing 85.680
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya 85.680
- #6 The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay (this place) 85.680
- #6 Waldorf Astoria Spa Shanghai 85.680
- #6 Water's Edge Spa 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya 85.680
- #6 The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay 85.680
- #6 Waldorf Astoria Spa Shanghai (this place) 85.680
- #6 Water's Edge Spa 85.680
- #6 Willow Stream Spa 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya 85.680
- #6 The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay 85.680
- #6 Waldorf Astoria Spa Shanghai 85.680
- #6 Water's Edge Spa (this place) 85.680
- #6 Willow Stream Spa 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 14 places with the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya 85.680
- #6 The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay 85.680
- #6 Waldorf Astoria Spa Shanghai 85.680
- #6 Water's Edge Spa 85.680
- #6 Willow Stream Spa (this place) 85.680
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A wine destination 80km from Beijing, Canaan Winery sits on land chosen only after a team analyzed hundreds of soil samples across more than a dozen provinces. The vines are relatively young, but the wines have developed a following among people who take that sort of thing seriously. It's the kind of place that makes a convincing case that China's wine country is a real thing worth the detour.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery