A newly opened bath center in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, uses audio-visual technology to simulate an “end-of-the-world” scenario, allowing bathers to experience a stormy hot spring in an immersive way – with strong winds, giant waves, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. The topic has sparked hot discussions online, with bathers who have experienced it commenting that it feels like being in a terrifying apocalyptic world.
The recently opened bath center located on Yinshan Road, Huanggu District in Shenyang, under the Lubaishi Hot Spring Hotel, offers the “Milan Storm SPA” experience, which has become popular for its immersive “storm experience”. Through sound and light technology to simulate lightning, thunder, and the sensory stimulation of a storm, it is referred to as a “4D apocalyptic experience”.
The bath center focuses on high-intensity scrubbing and special hot springs, integrating facilities such as a tropical rainforest oxygen bar, private hot springs, seafood buffet, and a children’s water play area, becoming a popular local attraction in Shenyang.
Comments on social media platforms have praised the artificial “Milan Storm SPA” experience at the Lubaishi Hot Spring Hotel’s large bath center as unforgettable.
Videos posted by bathers who have experienced the stormy hot spring show a large indoor hot spring pool covered by giant water pipes on the ceiling, continuously showering strong water jets. The pool is surrounded on three sides by large projection screens that continuously display 3D tornadoes, towering waves, lightning, and more, complemented by strong sound and lighting effects, giving the feeling of being in a “world-ending” maritime disaster.
Internet users who have experienced the stormy hot spring left comments saying, entering the hot spring pool late at night felt like being in the vast expanse of the end-of-the-world sea, giving a “very scary” feeling.
Netizens expressed their views with remarks such as, “Northeastern bath centers are taking it to new heights”, “Titanic-style experience”, “It’s a bit scary”, “Reality of suffering after spending money”, “No lifebuoys even provided?”, “It feels very oppressive”.
Some netizens also commented, “If you’ve done something bad, you wouldn’t dare to soak here”.