{"id":628719,"date":"2025-07-27T05:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T00:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-628719\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:30:05","slug":"unveiling-the-matryoshka-castle-hotel-chinas-viral-doll-hotel","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/unveiling-the-matryoshka-castle-hotel-chinas-viral-doll-hotel-628719\/","title":{"rendered":"Check the Matryoshka Castle Hotel: China&#8217;s Viral Doll Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link 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color: #fff\">A Matryoshka is a traditional Russian nesting doll, a famous symbol where smaller dolls fit inside larger ones<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"de7105c2-9221-483e-922c-ca86e1128829\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c3310d01-2459-452a-8e9e-33658eaa2013\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-b4934d6e-2fdf-49b4-95bb-ad74a15b6b5f\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":2100,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-cb9e21c1-e0d0-4a04-8170-a5ee4ce33452 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-30.901367075962398%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1500,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#bdcfef\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-cb9e21c1-e0d0-4a04-8170-a5ee4ce33452\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-cc0e6e06-f1fb-44ed-adf0-f1a8c8401d94\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:266.83344%;height:100%;left:-84.37826%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/july-inner-mongolia-china-matryoshka-square-manzhouli-inner-mongolia-matryoshka-square-manzhouli-inner-mongolia-china-353110150.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-11.8932%;top:75.88997%;width:143.93204%;height:20.06472%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-c3310d01-2459-452a-8e9e-33658eaa2013\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0% 0% 0% 0% \/ 0% 0% 0% 0%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2acf4ba0-0788-48eb-be89-97927c8f049a\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:77.18447%;width:76.69903%;height:17.47573%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-b4934d6e-2fdf-49b4-95bb-ad74a15b6b5f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.8518518518518516% 1.8518518518518516% 1.8518518518518516% 1.8518518518518516%\" id=\"el-0febefcf-3be1-474b-9427-bc0c367de447\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5952531645569621% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Imagine two colossal Matryoshka dolls transformed into hotels! That&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll find at the Matryoshka Castle Hotel<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"13f6c14d-1360-481d-9311-203338740111\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7f22a122-4d4d-4cde-8466-ee35ab86c915\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-cfc26667-015e-4c29-9a9e-737f3f716104\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":2100,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-bbd2a1e4-ff75-4135-988a-7ee2ff36f1a5 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-12.455985687677332%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1000,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#422d38\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-bbd2a1e4-ff75-4135-988a-7ee2ff36f1a5\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c54174ea-8d8a-4895-8ae8-a6eb727304fc\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:133.17702%;height:100%;left:-16.58851%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0235m12000fbdk8b64df1-w-1280-853-r5.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-11.8932%;top:75.88997%;width:143.93204%;height:20.06472%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7f22a122-4d4d-4cde-8466-ee35ab86c915\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0% 0% 0% 0% \/ 0% 0% 0% 0%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d6451378-08c4-4316-acae-a112b7a56306\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:77.18447%;width:76.69903%;height:17.63754%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-cfc26667-015e-4c29-9a9e-737f3f716104\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101%\" id=\"el-6ce5c130-c9c0-43c2-a1ef-016e32c4c7e7\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5952531645569621% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">The entire complex is a visual feast. 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