Shanghai Pathways

In this program, you will receive different traditional Chinese body treatment at an highend spa. Experience what locals do to improve their health and their skin.

During the consultation, you will learn about the theory of 5 elements. During the treatment, you will experience the following key treatment which are part of the practice of traditional Chinese medicine.

• Zhi ya is a form of Chinese massage based on acupressure. It is like a tuina massage except that the focus is more on pinching and pressing at acupuncture points. People who have a medical condition may want to try this as an alternative medical therapy.  

• Ancient Gua Sha Techniques, it is applied to revitalize different skin types. Through scraping on important meridian points, it increases the flow of body circulation, releases unhealthy elements from injured areas and stimulates blood flow and healing.  

• Cupping treatment may regulate qi and blood flow and improve the role of human immunity by causing broken capillaries and blood congestion through physical stimulation. Red circles and even blisters on skin are considered common symptoms. The darker redness is, the heavier blood stasis you may have.

• Medicated foot bath is well known for more than thousands of years in China. Chinese consumers add proper amount of herbal into the warm water before taking a bath. One of the most key benefits is getting rid of coldness, extra damp and toxins from internal body by sweating.  

• Herbal medicine can help address internal problem of the body and allow the skin on the outside to heal itself. People drink herbal tea in order to better promote detoxification from internal body.