Shangri-La Nanchang

Floor-to-ceiling views of the Gan River run through most of the 473 rooms and suites at this large Shangri-La hotel, anchored in Nanchang's glassy Honggutan business district. Zi Yu Xuan handles the Cantonese and local Jiangxi cooking; the international buffet lives in Café Hong. The Pavilion of Prince Teng, one of China's three great classical pavilions, is a short trip from the door for anyone who wanders out of the new city and into the old one.