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You too can bathe like a Chinese emperor, complete with bananas

2/22/2013

Some men spend their hard-earned vacation money on silly, frivolous things like fantasy camps for baseball or rock 'n' roll, but finally there’s an ego-stroking trip that’ll make a man feel like a king. Or at least an emperor. For a mere $16,000, the Springs Hotel in China’s Henan province will allow you to bathe as imperial Chinese big shots once did, in a swimming pool-sized tub attended by foxy concubines in period garments poised to hand-feed you bananas and wine. Yes, bananas and wine! And to insure that pre-Communist feeling of pampered uniqueness, lowly members of the general public stand around watching, no doubt seething with envy. Especially as that 16-grand price tag translates to over 100,000 yuan, roughly two years’ earnings for the average Chinese citizen. [Source]

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