全球唯一深坑酒店开业了 "Earth-scraper" hotel opens in Shanghai's unused quarry

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 13, 2018 shows the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An 88-meter-deep hotel(酒店 jiǔdiàn), built vertically along the precipice of an underground(地下 dìxià), water-filled quarry(采石坑 cǎi shí kēng), has opened in Shanghai Tuesday.

People visit(参观 cānguān) the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 13, 2018. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Located in Songjiang district, the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, has boasted its engineering feat and cliff-view rooms that allow guests(客人 kèrén) to stare into the abyss.

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 13, 2018 shows the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

The 336-room(房间 fángjiān) hotel has 18 floors(层 céng) -- two underwater and two above ground -- complete with a restaurant(餐厅 cāntīng) and sports and recreation facilities(设施 shèshī) including rock climbing(攀岩 pānyán) and bungee jumping(蹦极 bèngjí), according to its developer Shimao Group.

Working staff arrange(布置 bùzhì) chairs at the bottom of the quarry, where the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, is located in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 13, 2018. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

The deluxe hotel faces an artificial waterfall(瀑布 pùbù) cascading down to a pond at the bottom of the quarry. It also retains a cliff-side path used to transport rocks and much of the pit's original fauna.

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2018 shows the interior view of the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An artificial waterfall cascades down to a pond at the bottom of the quarry, where the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, is located in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 13, 2018. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2018 shows the Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, also known as Shimao Quarry Hotel, in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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深

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  那一片海域并不很深。
  The sea is not very deep there.

• <名词 n.> depth
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  这个坑有多深?
  What is the depth of the hole?

• <形容词 adj.> difficult
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  这本书对他来说太深了。
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  E.g.Tā liǎ de guānxì hěn shēn.
  他俩的关系很深。
  The two of them are quite intimate with each other.

• <形容词 adj.> far on in the day; night; season etc.
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  夜深了。
  It was deep into the night.

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  当时我无限深爱他。
  I felt an immeasurable love for him.