Does anybody know what the deal is with Hampton by Hilton in China?

I just stayed at a Hampton by Hilton in Jiangmen Heshan booked locally. At check in they told me that they do not recognize Hilton Honors numbers.

I can also not find it via the Hilton web site for reservations. It does show as open under the Hampton News though.

http://news.hampton.com/index.cfm/mi...hina-locations

And you can book it via e.g. elong:

http://hotel.elong.net/92153718/

I played now a bit with other Hampton by Hilton hotels in China, e.g. Chengu and while you can find it all dates seem to be sold out. I did find some news articles that this is a partnership with a local company in Guangzhou to rapidly develop the market. In this news article they even claim you can get points:

http://newsroom.hilton.com/index.cfm...otels-in-china