Amanyangyun

Amanyangyun's story begins in the city of Fuzhou, 435 miles from Shanghai, where construction of a new reservoir threatened the existence of thousands of camphor trees and dozens of homes dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Over the course of a decade, Fuzhou-born entrepreneur Ma Dadong and Aman worked together to ensure these relics of China’s ancient past would not be lost to history, overseeing the transportation and replanting of 10,000 trees — including the 80-ton emperor tree — and the stone-by-stone disassembly and rebuilding of 50 antique houses. Resettled 17 miles southwest of Shanghai, these houses and trees now make up Amanyangyun, a 25-acre nature retreat with amazing architecture and Aman's signature level of service.