A hotel in Nanning recently employed an Indian man to greet its patrons by opening their car door before its main entrance.

The sight calls back to mind a trend popular in 1930s Shanghai, in which restaurants and hotels would employ Indian bellboys.

China News Service reports today, many restaurants still employ Indian people as part of upgrading their services, as is the case for the hotel in southwest China.

2007年2月7日，星期三，在坐落于中国广西壮族自治区南宁市国家大道的一家酒店门前，一位印度门僮正为乘出租车来访的客人打开门

一家南宁的酒店最近雇佣了一位印度门僮来为到访的客人打开车门。 这让人想起了30年代在上海风靡一时的餐馆雇佣印度门僮的情景。 中国新闻服务公司最近报道，在中国的西南地区，雇佣印度门僮已经成为时下酒店提升档次的一个招法。