UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of: January 2013
Commission File Number: 001-34656

China Lodging Group, Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

No. 2266 Hongqiao Road
Changning District
Shanghai 200336
People’s Republic of China
(86) 21 6195-2011
(Address of principal executive office)

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 	 	China Lodging Group, Limited	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Qi Ji	
Name:	 	Qi Ji	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	
Date: January 11, 2013
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
 	 	
Exhibit 99.1	  	China Lodging Group, Limited Announces Preliminary Hotel Operating Results for Fourth Quarter of 2012	
 
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Exhibit 99.1

Contact Information
Ida Yu
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561
Email: ir@htinns.com
http://ir.htinns.com
China Lodging Group, Limited Announces Preliminary Hotel Operating Results for Fourth Quarter of 2012
Shanghai, China, January 11, 2013 – China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) (“China Lodging Group” or the “Company”), a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today announced preliminary hotel operating results for the fourth quarter of 2012.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company added 51 leased (“leased-and-operated”) hotels and 69 net manachised (“franchised-and-managed”) hotels. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had 466 leased hotels, 515 manachised hotels, and 54 franchised Starway hotels in operation. In the fourth quarter of 2012, excluding franchised Starway hotels, the blended RevPAR came in at RMB162, compared with RMB167 in the same quarter of 2011. For the hotels in operation for at least 18 months, excluding franchised Starway hotels, the RevPAR was RMB179, representing a 2% same-hotel RevPAR increase year-over-year, with a 1% increase in ADR and a 1% increase in occupancy.
Branding Update
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company changed its Chinese name from HanTing to Hua Zhu, demonstrating the Company’s ambition to grow from an economy hotel chain to a multi-brand hotel group. China Lodging Group now has five hotel brands, namely, Joya Hotel, Ji Hotel (previously Seasons Hotel), Starway Hotel, HanTing Hotel, and Hi Hotel (Previously Hi Inn).
Mr Qi Ji, founder, executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “we added 120 net new hotels in the fourth quarter and 396 net new hotels in 2012, exceeding our full year expansion plan. In addition to our strong operating results, we continued to enrich our brand portfolio to target a wider spectrum of customers with fast-growing and diversified travel demand.”
About China Lodging Group, Limited
China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China. The Company provides business and leisure travelers with high-quality, and conveniently-located hotel products under five brands, namely, Joya Hotel, Ji Hotel, Starway Hotel, HanTing Hotel, and Hi Hotel. For more information, please visit the Company’s website:  http://ir.htinns.com .
 
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Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial condition; the economic conditions of China; the regulatory environment in China; our ability to attract customers and leverage our brand; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of the lodging market in China; and other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project,” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.
 
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China Lodging Group, Limited
Operating Data

 	  	As of	 	
 	  	December 31,	 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	  	2011	 	 	2012	 	 	2012	 	
Total hotels in operation:	  	 	639	  	 	 	938	  	 	 	1,035	  	
Leased hotels	  	 	344	  	 	 	415	  	 	 	466	  	
Manachised hotels	  	 	295	  	 	 	446	  	 	 	515	  	
Franchised hotels*	  	 	—  	  	 	 	77	  	 	 	54	  	
Total hotel rooms in operation	  	 	71,621	  	 	 	103,322	  	 	 	113,650	  	
Leased hotels	  	 	40,514	  	 	 	48,857	  	 	 	54,814	  	
Manachised hotels	  	 	31,107	  	 	 	46,296	  	 	 	53,261	  	
Franchised hotels*	  	 	—  	  	 	 	8,169	  	 	 	5,575	  	
Number of cities	  	 	100	  	 	 	149	  	 	 	171	  	
 	
*  refers to franchised Starway hotels	     	
 	 	
 	  	For the quarter ended	 	
 	  	December 31,	 	 	September 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	  	2011	 	 	2012	 	 	2012	 	
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  	 	92	% 	 	 	97	% 	 	 	92	% 	
Manachised hotels	  	 	95	% 	 	 	98	% 	 	 	92	% 	
Blended	  	 	93	% 	 	 	97	% 	 	 	92	% 	
Average daily room rate (in RMB)	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  	 	184	  	 	 	188	  	 	 	182	  	
Manachised hotels	  	 	173	  	 	 	177	  	 	 	170	  	
Blended	  	 	179	  	 	 	183	  	 	 	176	  	
RevPAR (in RMB)	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  	 	170	  	 	 	183	  	 	 	167	  	
Manachised hotels	  	 	164	  	 	 	173	  	 	 	157	  	
Blended	  	 	167	  	 	 	178	  	 	 	162	  	
Like-for-like performance for leased and manachised hotels opened for at least 18 months during the current quarter

 	  	As of and for the quarter ended	 	
 	  	December 31,	 	
 	  	2011	 	 	2012	 	
Total	  	 	508	  	 	 	508	  	
Leased hotels	  	 	278	  	 	 	278	  	
Manachised hotels	  	 	230	  	 	 	230	  	
Total	  	 	59,313	  	 	 	59,313	  	
Leased hotels	  	 	34,431	  	 	 	34,431	  	
Manachised hotels	  	 	24,882	  	 	 	24,882	  	
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)	  	 	96	% 	 	 	97	% 	
Average daily rate (in RMB)	  	 	182	  	 	 	185	  	
RevPAR (in RMB)	  	 	175	  	 	 	179	  	
 
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