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China sets up swanky hotel project in quarry

The swanky hotel is part of a huge project that includes a theme park. [Photo: AFP]

A hotel development sunk into a disused quarry in China opened its doors Thursday to deep-pocketed clientele.

Preventing the 88-metre-deep (290 feet) pit from flooding was among the chief challenges for engineers working on the swanky 336-room InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland -part of a $288 million development that also includes a theme park.

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