The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has signed a deal with property developer Shanghai Greenland Group to operate two hotels in Wuhan and Dalian, China.

Both will be branded as Ritz-Carlton and the two hotels will be built at the top of landmark developments.

The 330-bedroom Ritz-Carlton, Wuhan will be located at the top of the 606-meter-high Wuhan Greenland Center, while the 300-bedroom Ritz-Carlton, Dalian will occupy floors 64-81 of the 518-meter-high Dalian Greenland Center - both will be the tallest buildings in each city.

The openings are part of the US-based group's plans to have 13 hotels in China by 2016.

Exact details for the hotels are to be confirmed but both will boast a large luxury spa and extensive conferencing spaces.

Facilities at the Wuhan hotel will also include a health club, indoor swimming pool and three restaurants, while the Dalian property will boast offer a variety of restaurants bars.

Herve Humler, president and chief operating officer of Ritz-Carlton, said: "These buildings will set the stage for stylish and contemporary Ritz-Carlton hotels in these two major Chinese cities."