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Best
Massage & Spas
In Shanghai, a body or foot massage will come at a fraction of the price that
you'd pay at home. Options range from neighbourhood foot-massage parlours -
where everyone kicks back on an armchair and watches TV - to midrange and
luxury hotel spas, which offer private rooms, a change of clothes and a wonder-
fully soothing atmosphere.
Best Massage Parlours
the longest-running massage services in Shanghai, the peaceful Dragonfly offers Chinese
body massages, foot massages and Japanese-style shiatsu in addition to more specialised
services, such as aroma oil massages and beauty treatments. Reserve.
Green Massage
( 5386 0222;
www.greenmassage.com.cn
; 58 Taicang Rd; 10.30am-2am; S Huangpi
Rd)
Calming fragrances envelop guests at this plush midrange spa, which offers foot,
tuina
and shiatsu massages. In addition to traditional practices such as cupping and moxibustion,
it also provides waxing and other beauty treatments. Reserve.
Green Massage
(
6289 7776; 2nd fl, Shanghai Centre, 1376 W Nanjing Rd;
10.30am-2am;
Jing'an
Temple)
Jing'an branch. Reserve.
Double Rainbow Massage House
( 45 Yongjia Rd; noon-midnight; S Shaanxi Rd)
Perhaps
Shanghai's best neighbourhood massage parlour, the visually impaired masseuses here will
have you groaning in agony in no time as they seek out those oft-neglected pressure points.
The rates are a steal.
