中國單調的膠囊旅館,一晚上只要7英鎊

Welcome to China's bleak capsule hotels whereyoung travellers pay £7 a night to sleep in pods only just big enough to liedown.

歡迎來到中國單調的膠囊旅館，一晚上只要7英鎊，但是隻能容納一個人躺下。

China'sminute capsule hotels are gleaning popularity with young travellers due totheir very affordable price tags.

中國微小的膠囊旅館由於價格便宜正受到很多年輕遊客的歡迎。

The Space Capsule hotel, in Taiyuan, in the Shanxiprovince, is one of many to open up in China,after the trend for sleep pods began in Japan, decades ago.

位於太原的空間膠囊酒店是在中國興起的衆多膠囊旅館之一，而這種趨勢在日本幾十年前就出現了。

Each of the pokey rooms measure a mere 4.3feet by 6.6 feet, but costs just under £7 ($10.59) per night to stay in, makingthem a tempting prospect for budget travellers and young people.

每一個房間4.3x6.6英尺，但是每晚上只需要不到10.59美元，所以對於預算緊缺和年輕人來說是非常有吸引力的。

The 5,200 square-foot building consists of86 fibreglass capsules in nine rooms, each named after star signs to reflectthe space theme.

這個5200平方英尺的建築包含了86個玻璃纖維的膠囊，分佈在9個大房間裏，每一個房間由星座來命名以反映各個房間的主題。

Along with a simple bed, the rooms containa mirror, television, smoke detector, coat hook and fold-down computer desk.

除了一張簡單的牀，裏面還有鏡子，電視，煙霧報警器，衣鉤，以及可摺疊的電腦桌。

Each is also equipped with is a plugsocket, smoke detector and a e's a wireless network for those who wishto stay connected, and even a selection of soundproofed capsules reserved forpeople who snore.

每個小房間裏還有一個插座和風扇。還有無線網絡，甚至還有隔音的小房間供那些會打鼾的人。

According to Chinese newspaper, Xinhua, thehotel manager Xu Meijang was inspired to open the unusual business by thepopularity of sleep pod hotels in Japan and by the number ofgenerally young travellers requiring an affordable night's stay in the area.

據新華社報道，酒店經理許美靜是受到日本那邊豆莢旅館以及一些年輕人要求能住到比較便宜的旅館的啓發後纔開辦了這些膠囊旅館。