北京环球主题公园正式签约,力争2019年竣工

A contract has been signed between the Chineseand the US parties to build a Universal Studiostheme park in Beijing’s east suburban district ofTongzhou, the newly confirmed secondadministrative center of the city, Beijing Youth Dailyreported Monday.

据《北京青年报》周一报道，中美双方正式签署在北京东部郊区通州建立环球主题公园的合约，而通州近期确认为北京的第二管理中心。

The Beijing Universal Studios project was approvedby the National Development and ReformCommission 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 companyNBCUniversal on Sunday.

2014年9月，北京环球影城项目经国家发改委批准并直接由北京政府领导。周日，市委常委、常务副市长李士祥出席在康卡斯特NBC环球集团纽约总部举行的签约仪式。

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

合约表明，将建立一个中外合资公司进行施工。主题公园有望于2019年开放，占地面积达202万平方米，将吸引总投资500亿元人民币(79.8亿美元)。

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

据悉，环球影城主题公园将向游客展示电影幕后制作。北京环球主题公园是环球世界第六个也是亚洲第三个主题公园，将是最大的环球主题公园。

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

项目一期工程包括零售娱乐综合环球商业街和世上第一家环球主题度假酒店，预计五年内完成。项目二期工程包括第二主题公园、水上乐园和另外五座度假酒店。

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

据通州区的文化旅游管理局表示，传统与现代中国文化话元素已纳入计划，从而提升城市对外国游客的吸引力。

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

美方曾表示，将把全世界最好和最受欢迎的娱乐项目放在北京，好莱坞著名导演史蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格将参与北京环球主题公园的设计。

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

地铁7号线将延伸至主题公园，并在公园开放前投入使用以满足游客的需求。

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

环球影城目前有五个主题公园——在洛杉矶、奥兰多、大阪和新加坡。