Jiangsu · Volume 01
Distinctive places, remarkable stays and experiences beyond the familiar — brought together through journeys shaped by culture, landscape, wellbeing and the people behind each destination.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
China Hospitality Circle brings together local knowledge in China with international experience in luxury hospitality, publishing, communication and travel.
We seek out places that reveal a more personal side of China — from the thermal springs of Tangshan and the tea landscapes of Tianmu Lake to Daoist mountains, temple paths and the craftsmanship of the Jiangnan countryside.
Our journeys are not built around lists of hotels and famous sights. We create connections between landscape, culture, food, wellbeing and the people who give each place its character.
Working with selected partners in China and Europe, we create individual journeys for travellers who want to experience China beyond the familiar.
Places. People. Culture. Wellbeing.
JIANGSU · VOLUME 01
Jiangsu is often approached through its famous cities. We prefer to follow the connections between them — from history and hot springs to tea country, mountain paths, temples and the craftsmanship of the countryside.
Our first collection traces a journey through six places, each revealing a different rhythm and a different idea of China.
NANJING
Ancient city walls, tree-lined avenues and the waters of Xuanwu Lake form the backdrop to a city where different eras of China remain visible at once.
Ming heritage, Republican architecture, temples, gardens and evening life along the Qinhuai River coexist without turning Nanjing into a museum.
TANGSHAN
Just beyond Nanjing, Tangshan is shaped by its natural thermal springs.
Water, wooded hills and a long tradition of wellbeing create a place where the rhythm naturally slows — walking, bathing, resting and returning gradually to balance.
TIANMU LAKE
Tianmu Lake unfolds between wooded hills, small islands and long stretches of open water.
Tea gardens climb the surrounding slopes, bamboo forests gather the morning mist and local kitchens follow the seasons. Days may be active or wonderfully unhurried.
MAOSHAN
In Chinese culture, mountains are more than geographical forms. They are places of retreat, reflection and imagination.
At Maoshan, forest, bamboo, temples and water come together in a landscape shaped by centuries of Daoist tradition.
QIXIA MOUNTAIN
On the eastern edge of Nanjing, paths rise through woodland towards Qixia Temple, stone carvings and quiet courtyards.
Architecture and nature continually frame one another, creating a landscape best discovered slowly.
YIXING
Between Lake Tai and the hills of western Jiangsu, Yixing is a landscape of bamboo, tea gardens, water and clay.
The region is renowned for its zisha pottery, but craftsmanship here is inseparable from the land itself.
SIX DISTINCTIVE STAYS ACROSS JIANGSU
Each property in the China Hospitality Circle collection is selected not simply for its rooms or facilities, but for the way it connects travellers to its surroundings.
Tangshan · Nanjing
A deeply personal approach to wellbeing, rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, natural thermal waters and attentive hospitality.
Ruihe combines treatment, movement, rest and cultural discovery within one individual journey.
Tangshan · Nanjing
At the heart of Tangshan’s hot-spring landscape, Chunzhigu combines thermal wellbeing with relaxed resort life.
Generous spaces and extensive spring facilities make it particularly suited to couples, families and multi-generational journeys.
Tianmu Lake · Jiangsu
Set directly on the water and surrounded by wooded hills, the resort allows landscape to become part of every day.
Rooms, villas, terraces and hillside hot springs look towards water and forest.
Maoshan · Jiangsu
Water, gardens and open views create an easy relationship between the resort and the surrounding landscape.
A quiet base from which to discover another, more rural side of Jiangsu.
Qixia · Nanjing
Close to the forested slopes of Qixia Mountain, Qiyun Retreat creates a quiet transition between Nanjing and nature.
Courtyards, framed views and understated architecture give it a strong sense of place.
Yixing · Jiangsu
Surrounded by fields, tea gardens, water and wooded hills, Yixing Shuimo Resort reflects the gentler rhythms of the Jiangnan countryside.
EXPERIENCES
The most memorable moments in China are often not the biggest ones.
They may begin with a cup of tea, an early walk before the city wakes, a conversation with an artisan or a mountain path followed without hurry.
China Hospitality Circle connects each stay with the culture, landscape and people around it.
THE RUIHE METHOD
Traditional Chinese Medicine, movement, nutrition, thermal water and rest form part of one personal programme rather than a sequence of isolated treatments.
BEFORE THE CITY WAKES
Early morning offers a different view of the city: parks, neighbourhood life, exercise and everyday routines before the streets become busy.
EVERYDAY TEA CULTURE
Around Tianmu Lake, tea grows across the surrounding hills.
Yet the most revealing encounters often happen simply around a table — a cup poured, quietly refilled and shared while conversation unfolds.
DAOIST MOUNTAIN PATHS
At Maoshan, forest, bamboo, temples and water reveal a landscape shaped by centuries of Daoist culture.
The experience is less about reaching a summit than about noticing the relationship between nature, architecture and thought.
BETWEEN TEMPLE AND FOREST
At Qixia Mountain, paths, courtyards, gateways and forest continually change the way the landscape is seen.
THE ART OF YIXING CLAY
Meeting an artisan or entering a pottery workshop reveals the skill behind Yixing’s famous zisha teapots — and the relationship between clay, tea, touch and time.
WELLBEING
At Ruihe Chiva in Tangshan, wellbeing is understood not as an isolated treatment but as a process of restoring balance over time.
Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine and natural thermal waters, each programme begins with the individual.
Treatment, movement, nutrition and rest may form part of the stay — but the journey continues beyond the treatment room.
Landscape, cultural encounters and time away from everyday routines become part of the same experience.
Rather than following a standard sequence, Ruihe creates individual programmes around balance, recovery and long-term wellbeing.
SIX PLACES. ONE CURATED JOURNEY.
A China Hospitality Circle journey is not built around a checklist of sights.
It begins with places that belong together and connects them through carefully selected hotels, private transfers, cultural encounters and time to experience each destination at its own pace.
History, gardens and life along the Qinhuai River
Thermal springs, Traditional Chinese Medicine and wellbeing
Water landscapes, tea country and forested hills
Daoist heritage, mountains and rural Jiangsu
Temple culture, ancient paths and quiet landscapes
Between bamboo, water and tea
No two journeys need to be identical.
A programme may focus more strongly on wellbeing, culture, landscape, food or craftsmanship.
The purpose is not to see more.
CURATED. PERSONAL. CONNECTED.
China Hospitality Circle works with selected hotels, local partners and travel advisors to create journeys beyond conventional packages.
Depending on the programme, this may include preferred hotel arrangements, private transfers, cultural encounters, wellbeing experiences and access developed through our network.
We do not aim to make every element available everywhere.
The value lies in knowing which places, people and experiences belong together.
For travellers, this means a journey shaped around individual interests rather than a fixed itinerary.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. EUROPEAN CONTEXT.
China can be extraordinary — but difficult to sell well without reliable local knowledge and clear context.
China Hospitality Circle gives selected travel advisors access to our collection of hotels, destinations and experiences, supported by personal contacts in Europe and China.
Selected hotels, preferred arrangements and trusted local partners.
Individual programmes combining stays, destinations, transfers and experiences.
Context on culture, wellbeing, food and local experiences.
Direct communication throughout the planning process with contacts in Europe and China.
We work with a limited network of travel advisors and specialists who share our approach to thoughtful, individual travel.
LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
China Hospitality Circle is built around people rather than a platform.
Our work combines relationships and destination knowledge in China with decades of experience in luxury hospitality, publishing, communication and travel in Europe.
Co-Founder
Jane brings together Chinese heritage, international luxury expertise and a personal vision of wellbeing and hospitality.
As founder of Ruihe, she contributes local relationships, destination knowledge and a deep understanding of Chinese wellbeing traditions.
Co-Founder
Joern combines publishing, storytelling and decades of experience in luxury hospitality and international communication.
His focus is on translating places, hotels and experiences into stories and travel concepts relevant to European audiences.
Brand Communication & Travel Trade
Undine brings international expertise in brand communication and connects China Hospitality Circle with selected travel advisors, agencies and commercial partners.
European Perspective
Michael contributes a European perspective shaped by culture, design and the art of personal connection.
ZURICH · MUNICH · ATHENS · NANJING
Contact
Whether you are planning a private journey, looking for new ideas for your clients or interested in China Hospitality Circle as a hospitality partner, we would be pleased to hear from you.
For travellers and travel advisors, we create individual journeys through our selected collection of hotels, destinations and experiences.
For hospitality partners in China, we develop international positioning, representation and market access for the European luxury travel market.
