Eight hotels from Shanghai have been awarded "Golden Leaf" and "Silver Leaf" nameplates, symbols that they have become eco-friendly hotels.

According to local media, the eight hotels are Xingguo Hotel, Hotel Zhongyou International Shanghai, Golden Jade Sunshine Hotel Shanghai, Holiday Inn Vista Shanghai, Ying Yuan Hotel, Shanghai Jianke Hotel, Jiading Hotel, Kai Hao Hotel Shanghai. They are the first batch of hotels that have been awarded the honor in the city.

Shanghai Municipal Tourism Commission says that by the end of this year, there must be green hotels in each district and county of the city and by 2010 World Expo, more than 60 percent of the hotels of the city have to meet the China National Tourism Administration's Green Hotel standard.