{"id":1648,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/another-miracle-the-lowest-altitude-hotel-in-the-world-opened\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T05:45:50","slug":"another-miracle-the-lowest-altitude-hotel-in-the-world-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/another-miracle-the-lowest-altitude-hotel-in-the-world-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Miracle! The Lowest Altitude Hotel in the World Opened."},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a hotel known as the lowest altitude<\/a> hotel in the world. And this week, it finally opened to the public! Many online users have seen photos of this hotel and thought: \u201cAhhh if only I could go and experience it myself\u2026\u201d
\nWhich hotel are we speaki<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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There is a hotel known as the lowest altitude hotel in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

And this week, it finally opened to the public!<\/span><\/p>\n

Many online users have seen photos of this hotel and thought: \u201cAhhh if only I could go and experience it myself\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Which hotel are we speaking of?<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the new Sheshan Shimao Deep Pit hotel in Shanghai!<\/span><\/p>\n

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All the other hotels are built above sea level.<\/span><\/p>\n

But in this hotel, sixteen stories were built 88 meters below sea level.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Isn’t that weird?<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s first take a look at the hotel and see what\u2019s happening inside:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The hotel has 18 floors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two levels above ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixteen floors below ground level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two of them are underwater.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hotel has 336 guest rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is said that underwater hotel rooms are extremely expensive, but they\u2019re all booked up until 2020!<\/span><\/p>\n

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What kind of experience would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lobby of the hotel is on the ground floor,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

and a water curtain fountain comes towards us.<\/span><\/p>\n

We need to take the fully transparent elevator to the bottom of the pit to see what the guest room looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The aquarium-like design allows guests to experience the novelty of the underwater world.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the wonderful experience of living 88 meters underground, there are also recreational facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not only can you go canoeing and rock climbing, but you can also sign up for a helicopter tour of the surrounding area!<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, it can fly over to Xiaokunshan, with more routes set to open in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But how was it built?<\/span><\/p>\n

It all started 12 years ago\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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There was only one abandoned quarry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a big hole dug by Japan during the second world war when it invaded China.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2006, the World Trade Company decided to fix the hole.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let the “scars” of the past become “diamonds”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To solve the design problem, British designer Martin and his team conceptualized the design of “galleon hotel”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After a field trip, he worked out the prototype of the sinkhole hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hotel is designed to have 18 floors,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

with hanging gardens on the top two floors.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not easy to design the drawing,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

but the initial result was a construction project too complicated to build.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, difficulties cannot stop determined Chinese workers from getting things done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it inconvenient for a few hundred workers to get up and down?<\/span><\/p>\n

They learn from the ancients to build a “plank road” first.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The walls are not vertical and cannot transport materials.<\/span><\/p>\n

The “tower crane” on the construction site was of very good support and help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How about a similar design?<\/span><\/p>\n

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It cost RMB 2 billion and took 12 years to complete the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

5,000 construction workers worked day and night to create 41 patents.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, the hotel is being hosted by the\u00a0national geographic channel as “the world’s top ten architectural wonders”.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year when the hotel was closed,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0they also spoke with design director Martin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n“The way Chinese engineers solve problems is amazing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They overcame many of the industry’s obstacles,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, the long-awaited deep pit hotel has finally opened.
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Do you want to experience it?<\/span><\/p>\n

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