1929
Victor Sassoon opens the Cathay on the Shanghai Bund
1980
The Landmark opens in Central — the first commercial atrium building in Hong Kong The Landmark, Hong Kong
1995
Deer Jet is founded in China Deer Jet
2000
Songtsam opens its first Tibetan lodge at Shangri-La, Yunnan Songtsam
2003
Two ifc completes at 412 metres; a tower deleted from the master plan gives Hong Kong a 1.3-hectare public park instead IFC, Hong Kong
2009
Urban Resort Concepts opens The PuLi in Shanghai Urban Resort Concepts
2011
Taikoo Hui opens in Guangzhou with a Mandarin Oriental — the city’s first five-star hotel Taikoo Hui, Guangzhou
2012
Wang Jianlin's Wanda begins the Wanda Reign luxury line Wanda Reign
2013
Tsingpu opens at Yangzhou, restoring Chinese vernacular buildings as hotels Tsingpu
2015
Ahn Luh opens at Zhujiajiao, a Chinese house on a heritage brief Ahn Luh
2017
Starbucks opens a 30,000-square-foot Roastery in Shanghai, twice the size of Seattle’s, in a building shaped like a coffee bean Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai
2017
Starbucks opens its first Reserve Roastery outside the United States, in Shanghai Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai
2018
Amanyangyun opens near Shanghai after 10,000 camphor trees and fifty houses were moved 700km
2018
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland opens in a disused quarry, sixteen of its eighteen floors below ground
2024
Palazzo Versace Macau opens in Cotai, beside the first Karl Lagerfeld hotel
2025
Louis Vuitton moors The Louis in Shanghai — a thirty-metre ship holding a two-floor exhibition, a café and, last of all, the shop The Louis
2025
The Louis opens on West Nanjing Road on 27 June, built as a cruise ship The Louis