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China: The 21-room Xiang Xiang Xiang Pray House hotel, made from 35 shipping containers, is due to open its doors to guests in August.
Built by the Tonghe Shanzi Landscape Design company, the containers have a stark, unembellished look from the exterior, but ins they are luxuriously appointed with with traditional Chinese décor, skylights and high-design furniture.
Located on the side of a hill in Changski, the 21 rooms come in 50 or 100 square feet sizes, with 8.5 foot ceilings. The lobby and restaurant are also made from shipping containers, and guests can watch a tea ceremonies and music performances in the courtyards.
The hotel took just three months to design and install, opening up possibilities for pop-up and relocatable hotels. China imports more than 3 million shipping containers each year.
