Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open a new property in the historic city of Taiyuan in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi.

Scheduled to open in 2014, Fairmont Taiyuan will form part of the Sumeru project, a mixed-use development currently being built by Shanxi Jun Lian Real Estate Development.

Facilities at the 330-bedroom hotel will include a Willow Stream Spa, Fairmont's signature spa brand, as well as fitness and pool facilities.

All therapies at Willow Stream in Asia - including the planned site in Taiyuan - are "energy inspired" drawing from modern Western and traditional Chinese philosophies using prestigious international spa products.

Chris Cahill, president, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, said: "China is a key market for the global expansion of our company, to support our hotels within the country as well as to create brand awareness with Chinese international travelers."

When open, Fairmont Taiyuan will become the group's fifth property in China, following three existing sites in Beijing, Shanghai and Yangcheng Lake. The fourth Fairmont hotel is due to open in Nanjing in 2012.