When travelling through China and/or Asia, you will discover many good and nice things. One of those things are massage parlours. They are literally everywhere and you'll be delighted to find out how cheap they are compared to ours back home.
While in our world a massage is more of a medical treatment or some sort of luxury you treat yourself, in this part of the world it's a way of life. Hong Kong for example is full of foot massage places, which inspired me to write the Hong Kong story a while ago. A foot or full body massage is something very common to have and at least for us westerners, it doesn't cost the earth. Surely, 80 yuan can be a lot of money for an average Chinese, considering you can have several meals with this amount of money, but you can find places that are way cheaper than the one I go to.
Spas are also very common and very cheap, too. The one I went to regularly in Guiyang, is a 24 hour spa with a large pool, sauna, steam room, relaxation room, etc. In the price of 79 yuan are meals at the in-house restaurant and fruit, juice, tea or coffee in the relaxation area. Massages are extra. You can stay there as long as you like, there's no time limit. I spent New Year's Day in there and had two meals, slept, had my mobile charged and enjoyed various treatments.
I discovered this Blind People's Massage place in summer 2016 fairly opposite Hongkou football stadium in Shanghai. I was walking around the area one evening when I passed it. I took the first two photos from outside you see underneath and sent them to my dear friend Yi to confirm that it is really a massage place. I paid the place a visit and was happy to see that the price list is bilingual. So all I have to do is point at the service I want.
The ladies at the reception are not blind, but the masseurs are. Some can see a little, others are completely blind. The service they deliver is excellent. Depending on who massages you, the massage is either strong or very strong, so your body aches for a few days after your first visit. You can ask for a soft one if you dare, but you risk getting a look of pity.
I couldn't walk properly for over a day after my first foot massage and skipped going for a jog and to the gym due to the pain in my body after a two hour treatment.
I have the impression that they like to torture westerners. Although I am the only western client, every time I scream in pain, they seem to like it and knead harder, so I scream louder.
There's one lady that is not so hard on me and when she massages me, I doze off for the entire duration. I usually stay for two hours and go for the one hour foot and one hour full body massage.
Try it if you are in the area.
While in our world a massage is more of a medical treatment or some sort of luxury you treat yourself, in this part of the world it's a way of life. Hong Kong for example is full of foot massage places, which inspired me to write the Hong Kong story a while ago. A foot or full body massage is something very common to have and at least for us westerners, it doesn't cost the earth. Surely, 80 yuan can be a lot of money for an average Chinese, considering you can have several meals with this amount of money, but you can find places that are way cheaper than the one I go to.
Spas are also very common and very cheap, too. The one I went to regularly in Guiyang, is a 24 hour spa with a large pool, sauna, steam room, relaxation room, etc. In the price of 79 yuan are meals at the in-house restaurant and fruit, juice, tea or coffee in the relaxation area. Massages are extra. You can stay there as long as you like, there's no time limit. I spent New Year's Day in there and had two meals, slept, had my mobile charged and enjoyed various treatments.
I discovered this Blind People's Massage place in summer 2016 fairly opposite Hongkou football stadium in Shanghai. I was walking around the area one evening when I passed it. I took the first two photos from outside you see underneath and sent them to my dear friend Yi to confirm that it is really a massage place. I paid the place a visit and was happy to see that the price list is bilingual. So all I have to do is point at the service I want.
The ladies at the reception are not blind, but the masseurs are. Some can see a little, others are completely blind. The service they deliver is excellent. Depending on who massages you, the massage is either strong or very strong, so your body aches for a few days after your first visit. You can ask for a soft one if you dare, but you risk getting a look of pity.
I couldn't walk properly for over a day after my first foot massage and skipped going for a jog and to the gym due to the pain in my body after a two hour treatment.
I have the impression that they like to torture westerners. Although I am the only western client, every time I scream in pain, they seem to like it and knead harder, so I scream louder.
There's one lady that is not so hard on me and when she massages me, I doze off for the entire duration. I usually stay for two hours and go for the one hour foot and one hour full body massage.
Try it if you are in the area.
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A fish tank as we know it from Asian restaurants around the world. Reception area.
Reception desk
Room for full body massage on the left, room for foot massage on the right.
More rooms on either side.
View to reception area from the foot massage room.
Two comfy armchairs in the foot massage room.
They bring hot water in a bucket and fill it in ...
in a plastic bag which is in a wooden bucket. Your feet are washed and cleaned with tea bags.
Man at work.
Foot massage room.
Full body massage room. Don't expect any privacy, you're in China.
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