The Huangshan Wellness Resort is located at the foot of the famous Huangshan Mountain, surrounded by picturesque mountain scenery. Visitors arrive via a specially created path, crossing a new bridge over mountain streams, surrounded by dense forest before opening up to reveal the view of the stunning natural setting of the destination. The design is intended to invoke the local legend of “Hidden Otherworldly Paradise in the Mountain” as well as drawing inspiration from the indigenous Anhui residential dwelling to resemble a local village in the valley. Unique Huangshan scenery, including “Dramatic Pines”, “Sea of Clouds” and “Grotesque Rocks”, are also integrated into the design as part of an ecological wellness resort with distinctive regional characteristics.

The resort’s main hotel with public amenities is the center core, surrounded by smaller buildings and villas along a main axis and forming a layered hierarchical structure. The distinct features of traditional Huizhou architecture, such as black roofs, white walls, brick carving and palindromic patterns, have been absorbed into the design with contemporary interpretation. The architecture combines the reserved charm of Chinese traditional painting with the beauty of the simplified modern chic...

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