Luxury Hotels Atlas / Places / China / Huangshan / Banyan Tree Huangshan
Banyan Tree Huangshan
Huangshan, China · Banyan Tree · High Luxury
Banyan Tree Huangshan sits at the foot of Mount Huangshan in Yi County, Anhui, 10 minutes from Hongcun, a 900-year-old Huizhou village with an ox-shaped water management system built into its street plan and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000; parts of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were filmed in Hongcun's moon-reflecting South Lake.
- 127 rooms
- Opened 2015
- Neighborhood: Huangshan City
- Rooms from 710 sq ft (66 m²)
- Architect: MAD Architects
About Banyan Tree Huangshan
- Hongcun village, 10 minutes from the resort, was designed in the shape of a resting ox with waterways engineered into its streets to mirror the ox's circulatory system — a 14th-century hydraulic plan that still functions today and is one of the best-preserved examples of ancient Chinese urban water management in existence.
- Ang Lee filmed parts of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film) in Hongcun; the film's South Lake scenes used the village's 600-year-old moon-reflecting central pond.
- Mount Huangshan's characteristic pine trees, granite peaks, and sea-of-clouds landscape directly inspired the floating mountains in James Cameron's Avatar — a landscape five centuries of Chinese landscape painters had already made the most painted mountain range in the world.
- Entry-level rooms start at 710 sq ft (66 m²).
History
Banyan Tree’s official site identifies the property as Banyan Tree Huangshan and describes it as an idyllic mountain resort in Huangshan, China. The page’s only contextual historical reference is to nearby Hongcun Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of old houses beside the lake and ancient stone bridge. Because the official site does not provide sufficient property history, any further specifics would need confirmation from a more detailed primary source such as a press release or hotel fact sheet.
The setting
The official brand page highlights Hongcun Village, whose traditional houses sit on the lake shore and are linked by an ancient stone bridge. That points to a setting rooted in the historic Huizhou cultural landscape around Huangshan.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
Open Banyan Tree Huangshan in the atlas for live weekend rates, photos, and the full folio.
More Banyan Tree hotels
- Banyan Tree Ringha — Shangri-La, China · Grand Luxury
- Banyan Tree Sanya — Sanya, China · Grand Luxury
- Banyan Tree Anji — Anji, China · High Luxury
- Banyan Tree Chongqing Beibei — Chongqing, China · High Luxury
- Banyan Tree Dongguan Songshan Lake — Dongguan, China · High Luxury
- Banyan Tree Hangzhou — Hangzhou, China · High Luxury
More hotels in Huangshan
- Hyatt Regency Huangshan Hengjiangwan — Hyatt Regency · Accessible Luxury
- MisooHi Hidden Realm Hotel — Independent · Near Luxury
- Wangshanlife Snow Garden Design Hotel — Wangshanlife · Near Luxury
- Wen Yu Hall — Lost Villa · Near Luxury
Banyan Tree in The Maison: the brand's idea, history and every house on the atlas.