Shanghai Sheshan Shimao Intercontinental Hotel, also known as Shimao Deep Pit Intercontinental Hotel, is located in the deep pit of Tianmashan in Sheshan National Tourist Resort, Songjiang, Shanghai, and is invested by the Shimao Group at an elevation of -88 meters, built in a quarry. Following the traditional architectural concept that the natural environment develops in the opposite direction to the sky, the hotel explores the ground 88 meters to develop the architectural space and is built on the cliff of the deep pit. It is the world's first natural ecological hotel built in the waste rock pit, and is regarded as "the world's architectural miracle" by the U.S. National Geographic.

Shimao Deep Pit Hotel has set a world record as the five-star hotel with the lowest artificial altitude in the world. Due to the special geology in which it is located, there was no experience to draw on during the construction process and it faced construction challenges. It took seven years to justify the proposal, during which time it underwent thousands of adjustments and design optimizations. After eight years of development, the construction team of Shimao Deep Pit Hotel has overcome 64 technical difficulties in the design and construction of the main building suspended from the pit wall, including 41 patents and 30 authorizations.

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The hotel rooms are built on the mountain, facing Hengshan Mountain, fully demonstrating the design concept of "integration with nature". The main building is made of glass and metal panels, with curved vertical forms derived from waterfalls. All hotel rooms are equipped with corridors and balconies that serve as "sky gardens," offering a close view of the 100-meter waterfall and Hengshan Mountain across the street.

For the first time, blasting maps were made of the rock on the walls and bottom of the pit. Combined with the characteristics of the quarry at the base of the hotel, the hotel also offers a variety of entertainment services suitable for the cliff wall and water activities, such as a bungee jumping center, underwater restaurant, landscape restaurant, water SPA and indoor swimming pool. Except for the bungee jumping center and the landscape restaurant located on the ground floor, all other items are set at the water's edge.