Fairmont Peace Hotel

Shanghai, Chinese Mainland

This art deco treasure on Shanghai’s Bund promenade opened its doors as Cathay Hotel in 1929 with a jazz bar that would become a magnet for swing and big band enthusiasts through the heady ’30s. Fairmont spent three years renovating the hotel, reopening it in 2010 while bringing back original architectural details that had been lost over time – but its jazz band remains the most beloved feature. Over eight decades, the Jazz Bar has counted US presidents and celebrities like Charlie Chaplin as visitors, and today the elderly gentlemen of the legendary Old Jazz Band keep the tradition alive, continuing to play classics like Moon River and One Day When We Were Young. They’re supposed to be the world’s oldest jazz group, with all current members having played in the building since the 1980s.

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