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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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