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New Hotel Accommodations Going Up in Beijing
In recent years, Beijing has become one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. This means that finding a quality hotel room at a reasonable price can be a daunting task.
The demand for hotel rooms should be especially strong during the summer of 2008, when the Olympics will be held in Beijing. Beijing will be inundated with more tourists than ever, and the city’s hotels are sure to feel the strain.
If you are planning a trip to Beijing, however, the Chinese hotel industry is anticipating your arrival. According to the article excerpted below, some 110 new hotels are going up in the city. It may not be so difficult to find a room after all.
Headline:
北京で新ホテル１１０軒、夏季五輪に向け建設
Notes:
北京（ペイキン）Beijing (Japanese term is based on the now obsolete “Peking”
新ホテル１１０軒（しん ホテル ひゃくじゅうけん） 110 new hotels
夏季五輪（かきごりん）summer Olympics
に向け(に むけ) aimed at; for the purpose of
建設（けんせつ）construction
Article Excerpt:
２００８年に夏季五輪を開催する北京市がこのほど、国内外からの訪問客を迎えるため、新たにホテル１１０軒を建設する計画だと発表した。中国国営・新華社通信が伝えた。
Notes:
開催する（かいさい する） to sponsor; to host
北京市（ペイキンし）the city of Peking
国内外から（こくないがい から）from inside and outside the country
訪問客（ほうもんきゃく）guests; visitors; tourists)
迎える（むかえる） to meet; to welcome; to receive
新たに（あらた に）a new; newly
建設する（けんせつ する）to build; to construct
計画(けいかく) plan
発表する（はっぴょう する）to announce
中国国営・新華社通信（ちゅうごく こくえい しんか つうしん）China’s state-run media, Xinhuashe
伝える（つたえる） to convey; to tell