Katia Deng/ Shanghai Daily news
A 160-meter-high Ferris wheel built in Jiangxi Province by a Shanghai company
is undergoing an evaluation before it can replace the London Eye as the worldĄŻs
tallest observation wheel in the Guinness Book.
Built by Shanghai Amusement Machine Engineering Co. Ltd in Nanchang City,
Capital of Jiangxi Province, the wheel has a height of about 50 stories. It is
25 meters taller than the London Eye, currently the tallest observation wheel in
the world, and only cost one-eighth the price to build.
Weighing more than 1,100 tons, the wheel carries 60 cars which can
accommodate eight to ten people each. It takes 20 minutes for the wheel to
completely revolve once. Offering a panoramic view of the city, it has become a
famous landmark of Nanchang.
The wheel also serves as a clock and has applied to be the largest clock in
the Guinness Book of World Records.
