Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts opens two hotels in mainland China in August

BEIJING - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is unveiling two Shangri-La hotels in mainland China this month, increasing its greater China portfolio to 43 hotels. Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu opens today in the historical hometown of Confucius, while Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang will debut on 15 August 2013 in Shenyang, the largest city in Northeast China and an important industrial base.
To celebrate the openings, both hotels are introducing special offers that will be available until 31 December 2013.
Last but not least, Golden Circle members can enjoy a complimentary room upgrade and double or triple point rewards for a stay of up to three or more nights at either property. Non-staying GC members with qualifying spending can also earn double Golden Circle points, while 500 points will be credited as welcome bonus to new members who enrol online and make a qualifying stay during the opening promotional period.
Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu, the city's first international luxury hotel, pays homage to Confucius, the famous Chinese philosopher, in proximity as well as in design.
Blending Confucian principles, Chinese traditions and contemporary style, the hotel's design reflects Qufu's history with a modern aesthetic. Traditional Chinese architecture sets the tone, with the hotel's facade designed to resemble a Chinese pavilion and roofs topped with grey tiers of flying eaves. The hotel's interior design concept expresses the three key principles of Confucian philosophy – order, harmony and hierarchy – and is based on Confucius' "Six Arts," which include the disciplines of Rites, Music, Archery, Chariot Racing, Calligraphy and Mathematics.
Among the opened 211 spacious guestrooms, the rooms and suites facing the Yi River are designed with balconies offering views of the old city wall, palaces of the Temple of Confucius and the hotel's traditional Chinese landscaped garden dotted with pavilions.
Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang is Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts' second property in the capital of Liaoning Province in Northeast China, joining Traders Hotel, Shenyang. Shenyang is the largest city in the northeast and an economic powerhouse. A major industrial centre, it serves as the transportation and commercial hub of Northeast China, with connections to Japan, Russia and Korea.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of the world's premier hotel companies, currently owns and/or manages 81 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of over 34,000. Over four decades the group has established its brand hallmark of 'hospitality from the heart.' The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

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