Xiangxiangxiang: China’s First Boutique Shipping Container Hotel Opens its Doors Architecture Design Architecture Homes 05/16/2013 under Architecture, Design, Homes, News ...

The uber-industrial China exported over 3.2 million shipping containers last year alone, far too many to repurpose or recycle them all. The ambitious hotel, in a rural region outside of the city ...

Also in its favor is that, presumably, the builders didn't have to go far to find eligible containers. Shanghai has been the world's busiest container port since 2010. Source: Playze, via Arch Daily ...