安徽淮南欲花三亿兴建乒乓球拍外形大厦

A 150-meter-tall hotel designed in the shape of a ping-pong racket will be built in Huainan city, East China's Anhui province.
安徽淮南打算建一栋150米高、乒乓球拍形状的旅馆

The hotel, located in a planned Olympic park covering an area of over 1,000 mu (67 hectares), has an estimated investment of 300 million yuan. It will feature three parts, the top designed for sight-seeing, the middle will house guest rooms, and bottom used for conference facilities.
这栋建筑是建在一个规划中的奥林匹克公园内，园区占地面积一千亩，预计投资三亿人民币。园区包含三大部分：景观区、旅馆区和会议设施。

"The design idea is from ping-pong. An erected ping-pong racket has a perfect architectural shape for a hotel," said Jin Chang, director with Huainan Municipal Bureau of Sports.
淮南市体育局的局长表示，建筑的设计灵感确实来自乒乓球拍，直立的球拍形状很适合作为旅馆的建筑外形。

The buildings were all designed by Mei Jikui, a renowned architect for sports structures. Supporting facilities such as a swimming pool are also included in the plans.
规划中的奥林匹克园区建筑都是由体育建筑专家梅季魁设计的。园区中还会有一个游泳池。