by Raemin Zhang
China exported 3.2 million shipping containers last year -- more than any other country in the world. And now a handful of what the trade calls TEU -- Twenty-foot Equivalent Units -- are being put to a new use, one that should appeal to novelty-hunting travelers.
Nan Dazhan Cun (????), a rural village on the outskirts of Changzhi city in Shanxi Province, is set to open a "luxury" hotel made from 35 new shipping containers next month.
Meng Qingdong (???), the village governor and prime mover behind the project, said ?Xiang Xiang Xiang Pray House? was designed to be a boutique hotel. Although the hotel is not officially rated yet, Meng said all the facilities were built to five-star standards.
Five-star containersThe Japanese government imported shipping containers from China to build temporary houses for the [earthquake] survivors. It?s fast [to build] and [looks] good, and that inspired me to build the hotel.
-- Meng Qingdong, Nan Dazhang Cun village governor
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