Beijing, China (June 09, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient Town was recognized as China's Best New Opening Theme Hotel of 2010 at the 7th Golden Pillow Award of China Hotels. It is the one & only international five-star village resort which received such a honor in Yunnan Province.

It was also recognized as the Top Ten Popular Hotels & Platinum Feature Theme Hotel at 2009 Fifth Summit International Hotels Forum Organization and Golden Chair Award for Top 50 MICE Hotels in China by MICE Magazine.

The one and only international 5-star villa-style resort hotel is strategically located in Dayan Ancient Town, a UNESCO declared world cultural heritage site. It has direct vehicular access to/from the main street and is only1 0 minutes walking distance to the village town square. The resort is set amidst 51,000 sqms of landscape with 10 themes – a great location for a relaxing retreat or for holding theme events/meetings. It offers a unqiue vacation and meeting experience by virtue of its excellent combination of contemporary architecture complemented with the local Naxi/Dongba culture – truly a resort within the ancient town. It is also an excellent location for a family vacation as it is the only resort with an indoor heated pool and kid's club.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Ivory Huang
  Marketing Executive
  Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient Town
  Tel: +86 888 55888 88 ext. 8803
  E-mail: marcom@cplijiang.com