Shanghai Accor Hotel and Services Group has donated 43,000 yuan (US$5,375) to the Yanqing Charity Fund. The money is to be used to fund eco-tourism development in Yanqing County, which is located in a Beijing suburb.

Established in the 1990s by Accor, the Yanqing Charity Fund intends to improve Yanqing's tourism resources, increase the income of villagers and improve education levels.

(Shanghai Daily July 26, 2006)