The 301-kilometer trip from Shanghai to Nanjing now takes just 73 minutes by high-speed train. Once you arrive in the eastern Chinese metropolis, slowing down is the next step. Here in the Nanjing hinterland, the Balinese hotel group Kayumanis offers typical Balinese hospitality. Each of the 21 spacious guest villas is decorated with classy modern furnishings and materials from Bali. High walls guarantee maximum privacy. The warm mineral springs for bathing originate in the Tangshan mountains. The healing springs have been in use for 1 500 years and in the past were exclusively reserved for the Chinese imperial family. Today they help guests of the hotel restore the balance of their inner “chi.”
