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Photo: A hotel in Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone in Shanghai offered dinner with a difference - 50 meters off the ground - on Friday. The unusual table plan can accommodate up to 22 diners, and each meal lasts about 50 minutes, including hoisting customers up and down. Prices range from 1,888 to 8,888 yuan ($302-$1,422) per person, depending on choice of food.

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