Modern evolution of inn

China's tourism industry is one of the earliest open industries in the reform and opening up. At that time, people's cognition of tourism was travel agencies and star-rated hotels. Since the International Youth Hostel 1998 entered China, the words "hostel" and "inn" have gradually appeared in people's field of vision. Nowadays, for self-help tourists, "inn" has become an indispensable type of accommodation.

Inn-as the physical carrier of "vacation", it will provide more than just the function of "living". Stay in different inns and experience the freshness, relaxation, stretch, tranquility and peace of "staying elsewhere". This kind of life is completely different from daily life and is "abnormal"; It is not a temporary residence objectively needed for sightseeing or business trip, but a way of life and self-cultivation that people subjectively want to experience and choose. Under this premise, "living" is actually a weakened function. The aura, artistic conception and atmosphere of the inn are all elements that can make people stretch physically and mentally and are different from the feelings of daily life. This is its greatest significance.

There is no uniform standard for the definition of "inn". It is not only different from business hotels and express hotels, but also includes its traditional significance of receiving guests. Broadly speaking, "inn" has the following characteristics:

1. Small scale (the total number of rooms is less than100);

2. The price range is at a low level in the local accommodation industry (many inns have multiple rooms, which are similar to student dormitories and are sold as single beds);

3. The decoration has certain local characteristics (for example, the property is a building with local characteristics, and the decoration adopts local folk customs, etc. );

4. Business projects and services are rich in local characteristics (disposable toiletries and self-service are not provided);

In some tourist cities, inns even become a cultural phenomenon, such as Dali, Lijiang, Tengchong, Gulangyu and Hangzhou. Many tourists and artists will gather in various inns to exchange ideas and increase their knowledge. In these places, Lijiang's inn culture is particularly splendid. There are nearly 2000 inns in the whole ancient city, which should be one of the few inns in Hangzhou at home and even in the world.

Yard of an inn in Xiamen

With the emergence of a large number of "inns", the number of websites searching, introducing and booking information of inns all over the country has gradually increased, which has greatly facilitated travelers. Such as Guo Song Net, Green Mango, Youduo, Fiona Fang Net, Youya Net and so on. I believe that with the passage of time, more and more people will like the self-help tour, and more and more people will love the "inn" as a form of accommodation.