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Cliffside hotel boasts underwater rooms

The hotel layout was provided by UK design firm Atkins and cost about 30 million yuan. It said the site is one of Shanghai's most beautiful natural landscapes, with six national forest parks nearby, and the design of the hotel will make the most of it.

Hotel planners said they would also take advantage of the site's surrounding cliffs by hosting activities, such as rock climbing and bungee jumping. Other amenities include swimming pools and spas.

There will also be a comprehensive family-friendly business center with an early learning center, an IMAX cinema, a children's park and an upscale shopping mall.

Questions:

1. Where is the InterContinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland hotel?

2. What are some special features of the hotel?

3. What was on the site before?

Answers:

1. 19 stories into the bottom of an 87-meter pit near the foot of Shanghai's Tianma Mountain.

2. An underwater restaurant and two-story underwater guest rooms.

3. The pit served as a quarry from the 1950s to 2000, when it was abandoned.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.