The Commune by the Great Wall is a private collection of contemporary architecture designed by 12 Asian architects. It was exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia in 2002 winning a special prize. Ms Zhang Xin, the mastermind and investor for the project, was recognized for her "bold personal initiative which emphasizes the role of 12 Asian architects in building privately-owned houses in a definitively contemporary manner." The Centre Pompidou, Paris now houses the exhibited model, made of wood and cardboard, as its first permanent collection from China.

The Commune has furniture and other interior decorations from such distinguished designers as Serge Mouille, Thierry Hoppe, Von Robinson, Philippe Starck, Alex Strub, Claudio Colucci, Ross Menuez, Kaname Okajima, Jonas Damon, Karim Rashid, Matthew Hilton, Marc Newson, and Michael Young.

The Commune by the Great Wall has won several architectural prizes and international recognition. It is now an avant-garde styled hotel open to the public thereby ensuring its place as a �museum of contemporary architecture' and enabling more people to appreciate its beauty.

Every guest at the Commune Boutique Hotel receives outstanding service with each of the houses retaining a butler.