KangJun Massage - don't go to Dragonfly!!
I always find it maddening that newcomers to Shanghai would right away get suckered into Dragonfly and plunk down like $1000RMB to buy a pre-paid card. Apparently Dragonfly is the best in the business when it comes to advertizing to foreigners. However, I must say that the newbie massage therapists they bring in from their ChongQing school are mostly too green and unable to find the pressure points on your body. If you are one of those people who are just happy that someone is caressing you, then I guess anywhere will do.
Being a certified massage therapist myself, I think I'm qualifed to rate massage places. There several decent places to go for massage, but I love KangJun in particular because they have the massage skills to show for a very reasonable price. AND they're located in the city center, unlike other good places which are most clustered in far-away GuBei and HongQiao areas. They cater to a Japanese clientele so you know it's clean, albeit a bit cramped. They have many branches around Shanghai, and the one on Dagu Rd is the closest one in the city center and also nicest one in decor.
For $75 RMB, you can get a 1-hour Chinese-style full body massage or a foot massage. I also tried their oil massage ($225/90 min) and ear candling ($120/60 min) , where they insert a hollow wax burning candle in your ears and suck crap out of them. For the foot massage, they give you a nice pot of tea and some cherry tomatos. My friend had bought a couch from them cuz they are so comfy.
If you have a big group and want a more social setting, try Taipan Spa just down the street on Dagu Rd.
Tags: DaGu Rd, foot massage, massage
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Pingback by ear-candling » Blog Archive » Ear Candling — August 24, 2007 @ 5:47 pm
Thanks for the information. I plan on travelling there soon and appreciate your
recommendations.
Comment by Tushy massage — November 29, 2007 @ 8:34 am