"The clash of 'Haipai style' and 'urban paradise' sparks the heartbeat of Magic City

As Huajiantang's debut in Magic City, Bund Huajiantang is like a time traveler well-versed in the Haipai code—holding the blue bricks and black tiles of Yuyuan Garden in one hand, and embracing the gilded nightscape of the Bund in the other, painting a metallic "flower" with golden Art Deco strokes in the folds of Renmin Road.

Folding time and space between the Bund and skyscrapers
The location is an art of the "golden ratio": 300 meters away lies the misty Jiangnan scenery of Yuyuan Garden, and 500 meters away is the dazzling panorama of the Bund’s international architecture.
The lobby, located on the 7th floor as a "sky art gallery," features brass-colored walls flowing with soft yellow light, a giant green wind chime hanging like a frozen rain curtain, and curved viewing windows framing the Bund’s silhouette into a dynamic oil painting. Sitting here for afternoon tea, it’s hard to tell if the reflection in your cup is the shimmering Huangpu River or the golden mirrored patterns of Art Deco.

Philosophy of relaxation between smart toilets and old Shanghai floral windows
The moment you open the door, a flower wall splashes into view like ink, with antique bronze lines dancing under warm lighting. Though not a "luxury room" facing the Bund directly, the dialogue between Yuyuan’s red-tiled roofs and the glass curtain walls of skyscrapers outside the balcony perfectly embodies Magic City’s authentic "folded aesthetics"—the everyday and the glamorous separated only by the thickness of a floor-to-ceiling window.

The bathroom space hides an even more secret declaration of luxury: the ritual of the smart toilet lid opening rivals a symphony’s overture, the constant-temperature heated towel rack thoughtfully warms your bath towel, and the bathtub embraces you warmly with surging hot water.

The "hidden terrace" on the 11th floor, revealed by opening the door, is a photographer’s private set for "Blooming Flowers." The Lujiazui quartet slices through the sky, becoming the first sharp blade to cut through your social media backdrop, telling everyone: wait for it, the blockbuster is coming, the show is starting!

A surprise for the palate comes from an extraordinary afternoon tea. Tired of delicate and sweet English afternoon tea, Cantonese dim sum offers a refreshing change. Sometimes, savory beats sweet.

What delights your eyes is not only inside the hotel but also in the bicycle tour led by a Shanghai old-timer (the hotel’s security captain). Riding the hotel-provided bicycles through streets and alleys, heading west from the Bund, visiting the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party, passing through Sinan Mansions, the bicycle wheels roll forward just as the guide narrates history to you in detail."

Post by Scarlett~Turner-Victoria | Apr 14, 2025