China·Yantai, Shandong

【Golden Beach | Collect a Piece of the Sea in the Development Zone】 At this time, Yantai is full of flowers, and the streets in the Development Zone are very clean. Yantai can be so beautiful. Stay at the Yantai Marriott Hotel on the shore of Golden Beach. The 18th-floor sea view rooms face the 10,000-meter Golden Beach, and the glass curtain wall offers an ever-changing ocean montage. In the early morning, enjoy the entire mirror-like beach after the tide has receded. Rainbow shells are embedded in the wave patterns, and fishermen wearing sun hats squat among the reefs prying open oysters. In the afternoon, take the transparent elevator to the executive lounge to watch cumulonimbus clouds sweep across the white umbrella frame of Tianma Pier, and cherry sparkling water explodes into fine rays of light in the glass. My favorite is Housha Square, which is a 10-minute walk away. The whale sculpture swims towards the pink-orange skyline in the dusk, and girls in floral skirts hold blueberry smoothies and take photos with the evening breeze. The 270-degree viewing platform on the top floor of the hotel hides surprises. When the moonlight falls into the constant temperature pool, the lights of the fishing port in Penglai on the opposite bank are rendering ink paintings on the dark blue curtain. The Development Zone has less of the hustle and bustle of the city, but more of an untamed wildness—you may encounter a stranded moon boat sculpture during a morning run, and the sweet fragrance of purple locust suddenly fills Binhai Road when you return at dusk. When the turndown service sends iced cherries and a sea breeze goodnight card, you suddenly understand why the people of Yantai always have "fairyland" on their lips: it turns out that true luxury is having an entire summer that no one else is fighting over. Yantai Marriott Hotel