How many years has the hotel developed in China?

China is one of the earliest countries where hotels appeared.

The post station in Yin and Shang Dynasties was the earliest accommodation facility in China. The buildings that appeared in the Zhou Dynasty were managed by special personnel, providing accommodation for various litigants along the way. Among them, the scale of "Houguan" is relatively large, which is equivalent to the current hotels or senior guest houses. Hotels that received ordinary tourists at that time were generally called "anti-tourism". During the Qin and Han Dynasties and the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were also special facilities to provide accommodation and services.

In the Tang Dynasty, the development of economy and foreign trade and the growth of population made the hotel industry develop rapidly. At that time, big cities such as Chang 'an, the capital, had hotels of different grades and properties for people from all walks of life to live in, as well as "Sifang Pavilion" dedicated to receiving foreign guests. During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, hotels specially for foreign businessmen appeared in many big cities and ports. At that time, the famous Venetian traveler Kyle Poirot wrote: "There are many beautiful inns for businessmen to live in." During the Ming Dynasty, there was a "Huitong Pavilion" in Beijing, which was used to receive foreign envoys and representatives of various fraternal nationalities in China.

The emergence of modern hotels in China is only a matter of nearly a hundred years.

After the Opium War, with the invasion of imperialism and the influx of foreign businessmen, they successively established many large-scale hotels with restaurants and bars in large and medium-sized port cities in China. These hotels, called Grand Hotels in the south and Grand Hotels in the north, serve imperialist officials, businessmen and dignitaries. For example, Six Kingdoms Hotel in Beijing, Beijing Hotel, Lishunde Hotel in Tianjin, Richard Hotel in Shanghai, Wan Guo Hotel in Guangzhou, etc. After 1927, a number of guest houses were set up to receive Chinese and foreign tourists in big cities and scenic spots such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi and Qingdao. In addition to providing accommodation and services, there are supporting facilities such as bathrooms, barbershops and recreation rooms. At the same time, some coastal port cities in China, such as Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou, have also built a number of high-rise modern tourist hotels. Such as Shanghai International Hotel and Guangzhou Aiqun Hotel, which were also famous in Southeast Asia at that time.

After the founding of New China, especially after the climax of socialist transformation of 1956, the corporate nature, professional status and clients of hotels have undergone fundamental changes.

During this period, not only the original old hotels were rebuilt, but also a number of new hotels and guesthouses were gradually established. These hotels are generally built in provincial capitals and scenic spots in China, and undertake the task of receiving foreign guests. This period can be said to be an important period in the development history of China hotels after the founding of New China.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (that is, after 1978), China's foreign economic policy has promoted the development of China's tourism industry, and China's hotel industry has entered a new development period.

The main performance is as follows:

1. This old hotel not only updated and added equipment, but also significantly improved the service quality and management level. The quality of staff and workers has been improved, management methods have been improved, and good economic benefits have been achieved.

2. In order to adapt to the development of tourism, China has adopted various forms of investment, such as state investment, local fund-raising and Sino-foreign joint ventures, and built a number of four-and five-star hotels with large scale and advanced equipment, and implemented modern scientific management. Such as the Great Wall Hotel in Beijing, Jinling Hotel in Nanjing, White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou and China Hotel.

3. The design and construction of many new hotels have strong national characteristics, reflecting the garden art and style of China. Such as Xiangshan Hotel in Beijing, Taoyuan Hotel in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel in Guangdong Province, etc.

Most importantly, after the reform and opening up, hotels in China have embarked on the road of self-financing. According to statistics, by the end of 1996, there were more than 4,000 foreign-related tourist hotels in China.