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Hoteliers keen to cash in on those looking for boutique glamour are searching out old temples and ancient sites in order to...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eBeijing's hotel business is undergoing a revolution in order to entice the rich and fashionable to China. \u003cbr/\u003eHoteliers keen to cash in on those looking for boutique glamour are searching out old temples and ancient sites in order to transform them from forgotten relics of a bygone era into luxurious tourist traps. \u003cbr/\u003eThe red doors under the ornately carved entrance keep out the hustle and bustle of Beijing's busy streets.\u003cbr/\u003eThis used to be the luxurious home of a powerful Qing dynasty politician more than a century ago.\u003cbr/\u003eIt was among the first of the abandoned traditional mansions to be transformed to cater for the new tastes of China's elite.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's created a big demand for Buddhist temples and historical buildings which can be restored and turned into luxurious boutique hotels. \u003cbr/\u003eThe trend marks an extraordinary U-turn after a decade when thousands of ancient sites were demolished to make way for the skyscrapers that now line the Beijing skyline.\u003cbr/\u003eThis hotel was founded by a woman called Du Ge.\u003cbr/\u003eShe grew up in a \"siheyuan\" just like this hotel, a traditional Chinese compound of four units around a courtyard. \u003cbr/\u003eAn increasing number of Chinese, foreign business leaders and visitors are again searching for a taste of traditional China.\u003cbr/\u003eThe hotel caters to all these guests providing they can afford the new prices.\u003cbr/\u003eThe rooms cost about 2,000 yuan a night ($300), that's the going rate for five-star hotels.\u003cbr/\u003eDu Ge decided to open the hotel after trips to Europe showed that traditional buildings were becoming expensive and very popular hotels.\u003cbr/\u003eThe location of this courtyard, near the Houhai Lake, the Nanluoguxiang lane and the Drum Tower, was ideal for her goal. \u003cbr/\u003eIn 2006 she invited two architects from Belgium and China to plan and build the renovation of this site, turning the courtyard into a ten bedroomed boutique hotel. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Du Ge opened in August 2008.\u003cbr/\u003eIt combines traditional beauty and style with the comforts of modern life including a Western bar and flat-screen televisions.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Du Ge's managers says the majority of the guests are tourists from Europe and the US. \u003cbr/\u003eEvery room is inspired by different elements of Chinese culture, like bamboo, Tibetan iconography and Mongolian carved latticework. \u003cbr/\u003eAdam Xie, Du Ge Sales Manager, says many of their Chinese clients are businessmen from southern China, who now want to experience the northern Chinese cultures and traditions.\u003cbr/\u003eThe guests of the Grace Beijing hotel are very different. \u003cbr/\u003eThe exterior doesn't appear opulent.\u003cbr/\u003eIn fact it's based in a former crystal factory in Beijing's 798 Art District and was designed in the Bauhaus style by communist East German architects who came to assist China's push towards industrialisation in the 1950s.\u003cbr/\u003eIn 1995 a group of local artists turned the industrial area into workshops and art galleries, and the 798 became most well known avantgarde area of Beijing.\u003cbr/\u003eThe restoration was undertaken by European and Chinese architects and it opened its doors this year (2012). \u003cbr/\u003eThe Grace Hotel's thirty luxury rooms are uniquely decorated in a style mixing classic Deco, Ming Dynasty d�cor and contemporary Chinese influences. \u003cbr/\u003eGeneral manager Yves Godard says their guests are a mix of foreign visitors, local artists, gallery owners and others from creative professions in  to fashion, design and architecture. \u003cbr/\u003eThis clientele is very different from guests who frequent  the modern new imposing five-stars hotels which are bedecked with gold and marble.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Temple Hotel is still being renovated, but it's already creating a great deal of interest amongst those looking to experience China in authentic surroundings.\u003cbr/\u003eIt will have just eight exclusive rooms from September 2012.\u003cbr/\u003eThis site encompasses 600 years of history. \u003cbr/\u003eFounded by Emperor Yongle in the Ming Dynasty of the 15th century, it started off as the imperial printing workshops where Buddhist religious texts were made.\u003cbr/\u003eIn 1683 the Qing dynasty's Emperor Kangxi proclaimed Tibetan Buddhism was the official religion and the Zhizhusi Temple, known today as the Main Hall, was created.\u003cbr/\u003eThe name in Mandarin means \"Temple of Wisdom\".\u003cbr/\u003eIt became part of the Imperial Court, a place for ceremonial rituals and home of several \"Living Buddhas\".\u003cbr/\u003eWhen China's People's Republic was established in 1949, over three thousand temples like this were converted to civilian use and many of them disappeared, destroyed along with the modernisation of the cities. \u003cbr/\u003eAt that time, Zhizhusi became a television factory.\u003cbr/\u003eIts altar still bears Maoist slogans used to rally the Chinese people during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's and 1970's.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen it was rediscovered in 2007, it was in ruins, full of rubbish and forgotten amongst other discarded houses.\u003cbr/\u003eNow the aim is to restore the temple to its original form and preserve its history. \u003cbr/\u003eParts of the building including the main hall are recognised heritage sites and protected by the government, so the restoration was entrusted to architects registered with the Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage. \u003cbr/\u003eScholars and high-qualified artisans are devoted to recovering the original Sanskrit paintings from the ceiling's wooden panels.\u003cbr/\u003eMost of them were burnt in a big fire. \u003cbr/\u003eThe 3,500 square meter (3827 yard) venue includes conference rooms and galleries for art shows, as well as a restaurant and bar.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Temple Hotel is hoping to attract both foreign and local custom. \u003cbr/\u003eOne of the founders includes Belgian entrepreneur Juan Van Wassenhove who was first to discover this site. \u003cbr/\u003eHe and his team are determined the restoration will be authentic enough to allow their guests to become a part of Chinese history.\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing, China - July 9, 2012\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of main entrance of Du Ge Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close up of Du Ge Hotel nameplate\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide shot of courtyard interior\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot of hotel lobby\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close of receptionist\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide pan from right to left of one of the bedrooms \u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up of tea being prepared \u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin): Adam Xie, sales manager, Du Ge Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e\"Many company customers come here looking for a different experience, so they chose hotels with an unusual style. Here they find the calm and tranquillity of a traditional Chinese courtyard but with modern elements.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide shot of bedroom\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mid shot of a traditional wooden Manchurian lattice work inside the bedroom \u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of the detail in the wooden lattice\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of restaurant\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close shot of the nameplate for the Beijing Grace Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot of the entrance to the Beijing Grace Hotel \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide shot of a customer talking to staff inside lobby\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid shot of a customer talking to staff inside lobby\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close of stylised photographic work on the wall of the lobby\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide shot of lobby\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide pan from left to right of luxury bedroom\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide shot of manager Yves Godard working on the terrace \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (French), Yves Godard, general manager, Beijing Grace Hotel \u003cbr/\u003e\"The idea of establishing a hotel in a building a bit particular at the 798, which is the biggest modern art district in China and in Beijing, was aimed to attract a profile customer of someone related to arts, with professions like artist or art gallery owners.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide shot of people walking in the street\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide shot of main entrance of The Temple Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide shot of one of the alleys inside the temple complex\u003cbr/\u003e25. Close up sculpture of a Buddhist monks by artist Wang Shugang\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide shot of the main hall\u003cbr/\u003e27. Close up of Maoist era Cultural Revolution slogan over the temple altar saying \"Be united, tense, solemn, active.\"\u003cbr/\u003e28. Mid shot of the modern designer tables and sofas inside the main hall\u003cbr/\u003e29. Mid shot of wooden ceiling\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide shot of a temple building a large ornamental pond in the foreground\u003cbr/\u003e31. Mid shot of the main entrance\u003cbr/\u003e32. Close of the ornamental mouldings and carvings of the roof\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing, China - July 10, 2012\u003cbr/\u003e33. SOUNDBITE: (English), Juan Van Wassenhove, cofounder, The Temple Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e\"This came about because I was living very close to here, and I was just bicycling and then I saw from the street the tip of the temple, and I was attracted by it. I pushed the door and discovered something which could be very, very beautiful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide of builder carrying out restoration work on the hotel \u003cbr/\u003e35. Close of a concrete step being repaired\u003cbr/\u003e36. Close up of worker's face\u003cbr/\u003e37. Various of restoration worker turning an old bird cage into a lamp\u003cbr/\u003e38. SOUNDBITE: (English), Juan Van Wassenhove, cofounder of The Temple Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e\"And really the restoration we wanted to do was something really authentic. Because we thought, you know, authentic is something which is really what this country is all about at this point of time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e39. Wide shot of interior of the bar\u003cbr/\u003e40. Wide shot of a courtyard \u003cbr/\u003e41. 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