Aman · Ultra Luxury
A relocated Ming-dynasty camphor tree and a collection of antique villas set inside a forest in Jing’an. Forty minutes from the Bund, and the most quietly spectacular hotel in Shanghai.
Included with your stay
Offer valid to 2026-12-31. Rates are confirmed at the time of booking and depend on availability.
Inside the property
Aman Yangyun is the largest Aman by ground: a rebuilt village of dozens of Ming- and Qing-era scholar villas, relocated stone by stone from Fuzhou in Jiangxi province and reassembled inside a 100,000-tree camphor forest on Shanghai’s south-western edge. The effect is not a hotel with heritage styling — it is an actual heritage village where the rooms happen to be the houses.
The camphor groves are original, several centuries old, and the walking paths between villas are the property’s real luxury: no two rooms face each other. The spa complex is among the largest in Asia, and the restaurants occupy the village’s public buildings as they once would have.
Inside the property
Book villa categories rather than the pavilion rooms if the budget allows — the freestanding houses are the point. The property is far from central Shanghai (allow 45–60 minutes from the Bund), which is precisely the appeal: a countryside stay inside the city’s tax boundary. Combine with a Middle House or Puli stay for the urban half of Shanghai.
The property
On these routes
North, South & East China
11days
The most complete first trip to China that still fits in two weeks. Two northern imperial cities, two days in the karst country, and the finale in Shanghai — sequenced so the pace never breaks and no leg is wasted on transit.
From US$1,890per person
North & East China
8days
The single most requested China route, and the right first multi-city trip. Three cities, two high-speed rail journeys, and the three sights that decide whether a first visit lands: the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army and the Bund.
From US$1,550per person
East China
7days
The three cities that make a first trip to eastern China, plus the thing most itineraries skip: a night in a water town, after the day coaches have gone. Seven days is enough for both if you plan the transfer days properly.
From US$2,100per person
East China
7days
The three cities that first-time visitors to China should see, in the right order, with the trains between them already worked out. This is the route we run most often, and the one we recommend for a first trip if the traveller has a week.
From US$2,100per person
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