With nearly 1,000 camphor trees and dozens of Ming and Qing dynasty houses relocated from Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province to Minhang, Shanghai, the creation of Amanyangyun was closely related to this massive relocation project. In 2002, when the construction of a reservoir was about to begin and the ancient villages of Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province were on the verge of being submerged, Jiangxi entrepreneur Ma Dong decided to relocate them to Shanghai, and in 2007, Aman began to join the partnership. It can be said that today's Aman Yangyun is the result of the mutual fulfillment of Aman and the ancient village.
Aman Yangyun is the fourth resort to be completed in China, following Aman Yihe in Beijing, Aman Fayun in Hangzhou and Aman Lijiang Dayan. The word "Yangyun" comes from a plaque in the Forbidden City, which means "nourishing and storing clouds", that is, cultivating the body and mind. Despite not stepping out of Shanghai, Aman Yangyun still follows an 'escapist' approach to location, with the resort located in Maqiao Township, Minhang District, at a manageable distance from the city centre, combining modern conveniences with rural idyllics.
An Aman is a sight, and rightly so. Amanyangyun's architecture and interior design was designed by high-end hotel designer Kerry Hill, with internationally renowned landscape architect Dan Pearson Studio as the landscape designer, and East China Architectural Design and Research Institute as the integration and implementation of the design. The entire resort is set in a dense camphor forest, with ancient trees reflecting each other in the sunlight and bluestone paths winding through the homes, and the interest of one step at a time is fully reflected in Amanyangyun. Walking through it, you almost forget that this is the bustling Shanghai, and you feel like you have come to a small village in a trance.
A sense of place is what makes Aman special, and it comes from Aman's reuse of traditional architecture. Whether it's Aman Summer Palace, which restores a century-old house, Aman Fayun, which replicates an old Hangzhou dwelling, or Aman, Dayan, which borrows elements from Naxi architecture, are all inspired by the region's century-old living experience. The same is true for Amanyangyun, which replicates the ancient villages of Jiangxi hundreds of years ago, with camphor trees transplanted from Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, and most of the building materials from Fuzhou's Ming and Qing dynasties, which were rebuilt by experienced craftsmen and carpenters in traditional ways and combined with new building materials.
Aman Yangyun is a tranquil village, with 24 standard suites and 13 historic mansions scattered among camphor forests. The suites are generally located in the new area, according to the specifications and grades are divided into Ming Suite, Ming Guest Residence, Ming Ting Pavilion, all suites are equipped with illy capsule coffee machine, TV, safe, and all have patios, open-air courtyards, you can enjoy the excellent garden view indoors. Among all the suites, the Ming suite is a cost-effective choice, the room price is generally 5000 yuan / night, nearly 100 square meters of spacious space, with 2 open-air courtyards, you can even soak in the open-air bathtub in the courtyard.
Tucked away in a beautifully restored mansion from Jiangxi, each house consists of up to five bedrooms, each with a spacious living room, dining area, walk-in closet, private pool, illy coffee machine, TV and safe as standard. The room type of the ancient house is divided into four bedrooms (Qing and Ming) and five bedrooms in the ancient house, and the room price is more than 50,000 yuan/night.
The essence of a holiday is to get rid of the trivialities and repetitions of everyday life, and Aman knows that. At Aman Yangyun, guests can spend time in an ancient way, such as the Nan Study, a library made of golden silk nanmu wood, where you can book a variety of cultural activities such as tea ceremony, incense ceremony, calligraphy and guqin. Alternatively, you can enjoy a relaxing game of tennis with friends at the nearby Chi Chung Tennis Centre, or relax with a Russian spa or Turkish bath for a simple swim at the Aman Spa.
Aman Yangyun, Aman's fourth Chinese resort, has built a paradise-like retreat on the outskirts of Shanghai, with overly idealistic pricing to match the environment, which has doomed Aman Yangyun to be an elite, top-tier, and only a few, but that doesn't make it an outstanding resort.
