The number of star-rated hotels on China's mainland reached 8,880 by the end of 2002, according to statistics released by the National Tourism Administration yesterday. There were 7,358 star-rated hotels at the end of 2001.

　　According to the administration, there were 175 five-star, 635 four-star, 2,846 three-star, 4,414 two-star and 810 one-star hotels in China by the end of 2002. Business takings of the hotels totaled 91.443 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.111 billion yuan.