Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Travel
Home / Travel / Hotels

Hainan inn chain seeks to promote eco-culture

By MA ZHIPING | China Daily | Updated: 2019-01-01 10:12
Share
Share - WeChat
Tourists participate in a bamboo pole dance at one of Feng Qingxiong's Forest Inn Resort chains. CHINA DAILY

Feng Qingxiong, a native of Hainan province, has tried to develop a chain of inns to share with visitors the eco-culture, tradition and lifestyle of the tropical island-elements that he says carry an everlasting charm and deserve to be protected.

With local Hainan elements blended and presented with ethnic folklore features, Feng's inns are becoming a window to display the natural and cultural essence of the island in southern China, and the homestay-style inns are often seeing room occupancy higher than 80 percent often.

The 49-year-old Feng, who is chairman of the board of directors of the Forest Inn Resort, attributes his success to the changes Hainan has seen during the country's reform and opening-up over the past 40 years.

"In 1978, my parents left me with my grandparents in a mountain village in Wanning in eastern Hainan, so that they could run a seafood business in Sanya, at the southern tip of Hainan," Feng recalls.

Feng says his parents' successful experience helped to cultivate his personality, giving him a broader vision, more curiosity for the outside world and the courage to explore new things.

He came to Haikou to seek a better education in 1988 and studied at a local TV university. That year Hainan was established by the central government as a province and a special economic zone. He then started to work at the Haikou Hotel, a top hotel in the city at the time, and then a travel agency for more than 10 years, becoming a manager and earning valuable experience in hotel and travel business management.

While the nation made great strides, Feng observes that the economic development caused environmental problems in some areas.

"I opened a city inn, in cooperation with friends, in Danzhou in western Hainan in 2010 to highlight the importance of a green lifestyle and to raise awareness for ecological protection," he says.

Feng registered his inn services, now eight in total, with more than 700 rooms, as Forest Inn Resorts, each of which are cultural landmarks in the places where they are located in Haikou, Danzhou, Boao, Wanning and Sanya.

At Feng's Forest Inn in Haikou, all door and bed frames are made of abandoned boat parts, while the walls are built from volcanic rocks bought from farmers living around the Haikou Volcanoes World Geopark. The tables are made of coconut trees and tropical decorations and fruits are seen around the lobby, which makes people feel the primitive essence of nature, as if they are in a mysterious forest.

"Everything reminds you of Hainan and shines with Hainan's character, either with classical beauty or modern style. It is a place that produces a retro feel, nostalgia and romance," reports a review on social media, posted by a user named "Xiaowen", who once stayed at the inn.

Feng says a good inn must provide warmth and appreciation of local culture. To design an inn is not simply to design a house-it should create a lifestyle that embodies the best of nature and the original culture of a place.

The Forest Inn chain has won awards as a top 100 homestay destination from the China Hotels Association and China Tourism Association.

Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 欧美国产日韩综合| 虎白女粉嫩尤物福利视频| 激情三级hd中文字幕| 国产精品永久在线观看| 中文字幕第一页在线视频| 狠狠综合久久综合88亚洲| 国产国语一级毛片中文| 一区二区三区中文字幕| 日韩精品中文字幕在线| 亚洲综合在线另类色区奇米| 日本免费www| 成人免费淫片免费观看| 亚洲精品无码久久| 色综合久久久久久久久久| 国产精品国产三级国产普通话一| 久久久久成人片免费观看蜜芽| 精品国产www| 国产高潮国产高潮久久久| 久久99久久99精品免观看不卡| 欧美午夜理伦三级在线观看| 偷拍激情视频一区二区三区| 亚洲欧美7777| 天天躁夜夜踩狠狠踩2022| 亚洲AV无码精品色午夜果冻不卡| 老外粗猛长爽的视频| 国内精品久久久久影视| 久久精品一本到99热免费| 欧美视频日韩视频| 国产乱子伦一区二区三区| 夜夜未满18勿进的爽影院| 日本高清免费中文在线看| 亚洲日本天堂在线| 色戒7分27秒大尺度在线| 在线精品日韩一区二区三区| 中文字幕无码不卡免费视频| 日韩黄色片网站| 亚洲国产精品嫩草影院| 绿巨人app入口| 国产公开免费人成视频| 97日日碰人人模人人澡| 影音先锋男人看片资源|