Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain

Chengdu, China

In a still-pristine bamboo forest outside Chengdu, Asia’s venerable wellness hotel brand provides a base from which to discover a birthplace of Taoism. Stone paths and meandering streams criss-cross this bucolic 113-room resort of low-rise structures with upturned Chinese rooflines. Pale, unvarnished wood interiors surround inviting beds made with organic-cotton sheets. A five-minute drive leads to Mount Qingcheng, a UNESCO World Heritage site where second-century philosopher Zhang Ling founded a sect of Chinese Taoism. Eleven major Taoist shrines dot Qingcheng, including Changdao Temple, built over the place where Zhang preached to his earliest followers. Back at the resort, guests can tap Taoism’s healing powers at the Six Senses Spa with its Daoyin Tao massage or try traditional Chinese therapies like cupping, acupuncture and gua sha to stimulate blood circulation. sixsenses.com