Abandoned mine will become tourism complex

Wanda to provide hotel, botanical garden in pit, stadium and mall

An abandoned limestone mine in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, will be built into a tourism complex by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin's Dalian Wanda Group Co, an official with the Dalian municipal government said on Monday.

Construction of the project will kick off within this year, said Dalian Tourism Bureau Director Li Jingping.