BEIJING, Jan 2, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China had 12,930 star-ranked tourist hotels nation wide by the end of 2006, 5,572 more than in 2001, according to statistics released by the National Tourism Administration (NTA). According to the newly issued evaluation standard of hotels, there are 288 five-star hotels, 1,307 four-star hotels, 4,747 three-star hotels, and more than 6,500 one-and two-star hotels in China.

China had 7,358 star-ranked hotels by the end of 2001, which had an average occupancy rate of 58.45 percent and total revenue of 76.3 billion yuan (9.54 billion U.S. dollars). Statistics show that China has 2,258 A-class tourist spots and ...