北京環球主題公園正式簽約,力爭年竣工

A contract has been signed between the Chinese and the US parties to build a Universal Studios theme park in Beijing’s east suburban district of Tongzhou, the newly confirmed second administrative center of the city, Beijing Youth Daily reported Monday.

據《北京青年報》週一報道，中美雙方正式簽署在北京東部郊區通州建立環球主題公園的合約，而通州近期確認爲北京的第二管理中心。

The Beijing Universal Studios project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in September 2014 and was directly led by the Beijing government. Li Shixiang, Member of Standing Committee of CPC Beijing Committee and executive vice-mayor of Beijing, attended the signing ceremony at New York headquarter of the US cable company NBCUniversal on Sunday.

2014年9月，北京環球影城項目經國家發改委批准並直接由北京政府領導。週日，市委常委、常務副市長李士祥出席在康卡斯特NBC環球集團紐約總部舉行的簽約儀式。

According to the contract, a joint venture company will be set up to carry out the construction. The park, expected to open in 2019, covers 2.02 million square meters of floor space and is set to attract a total investment of 50 billion yuan ($7.98 billion).

合約表明，將建立一箇中外合資公司進行施工。主題公園有望於2019年開放，佔地面積達202萬平方米，將吸引總投資500億元人民幣（79.8億美元）。

The Universal Studios theme parks boast of offering a behind–the-scene look at movie making. Its Beijing location, the sixth of its kind in the world and the third in Asia, will become the largest one.

據悉，環球影城主題公園將向遊客展示電影幕後製作。北京環球主題公園是環球世界第六個也是亞洲第三個主題公園，將是最大的環球主題公園。

The first stage of the project includes a Universal CityWalk retail-entertainment complex and the world’s first Universal-themed resort hotel, both being completed in five years. Another theme park, a water park and five other resort hotels are planned to be built in the second stage.

項目一期工程包括零售娛樂綜合環球商業街和世上第一家環球主題度假酒店，預計五年內完成。項目二期工程包括第二主題公園、水上樂園和另外五座度假酒店。

Traditional and modern Chinese culture elements have been incorporated in the planning to boost the city’s tourist appeal to foreign visitors, according to the culture and tourism administration bureau of Tongzhou district.

據通州區的文化旅遊管理局表示，傳統與現代中國文化話元素已納入計劃，從而提升城市對外國遊客的吸引力。

The US side also promised to put the world’s best and popular entertainment projects into the Beijing Universal Studios, with the Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg involved in the design of the park.

美方曾表示，將把全世界最好和最受歡迎的娛樂項目放在北京，好萊塢著名導演史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格將參與北京環球主題公園的設計。

Subway Line 7 will be extended to reach the park and put into use before the opening to meet the demand of the tourists.

地鐵7號線將延伸至主題公園，並在公園開放前投入使用以滿足遊客的需求。

Universal Studios now operates five theme parks - in Los Angeles, Orlando, Osaka and Singapore.

環球影城目前有五個主題公園——在洛杉磯、奧蘭多、大阪和新加坡。