【中英双语阅读】网易将在上海建造电子竞技园（关注本站，每天一篇英文简报，了解世界，增进知识）
NetEase announced Saturday that it will invest over 5 billion yuan (725 million U.S. dollars) in building an e-sports eco-park in Shanghai.
网易宣布将投资50亿元人民币（7.25亿美元）在上海建造一座电子竞技生态园区。
Construction on the first phase of the project has been launched, said Ding Yingfeng, president of NetEase's game sector, at the 2019 Global E-sports Conference on Saturday.
网易游戏部门总裁丁英峰周六在2019年全球电子竞技大会上表示，该项目第一阶段的建设已经启动。
The park, which is planned in Qingpu District, will cover game development, talent building and e-sports supporting facilities, including China's first large professional e-sports competition venue.
该园区规划在青浦区，将包括游戏开发，人才建设和电子竞技配套设施，包括中国首个大型专业电子竞技比赛场地。
Shanghai reaffirms its goal to build a global e-sports capital and announced that it will hold an e-sports masters tournament during late November and early December at the conference.
上海重申其建立全球电子竞技之都的目标，并宣布将在11月底和12月初的会议上举办电子竞技大师赛。
