Star of Nanchang

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Star of Nanchang
The Star Of Nanchang
Information
Location	Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Status	Complete
Constructed	2006
Use	Observation wheel
Height
Roof	160 metres (525 ft)

The Star of Nanchang, formerly the world's tallest operating Ferris wheel, stands at 160 meters (525 feet) high and is located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the provincial capital of Jiangxi Province. It opened for business in May of 2006, and cost 57 million Yuan (roughly $7.3 million) to build.^[1] Tickets for the Star of Nanchang cost 50 Yuan (just over US$6).

The Star of Nanchang has 61 enclosed climate-controlled gondolas, each carrying up to 8 passengers, for a maximum capacity of 480 passengers. A single rotation of the Ferris wheel takes approximately 30 minutes; the slow rotation speed allows passengers to embark and disembark from the gondolas without any need for the rotation to be stopped.

The Star of Nanchang was surpassed in height by the Singapore Flyer when it opened on February 11, 2008, at 165 meters (541 feet) high. But both will be surpassed in 2009, when the Beijing Great Wheel is completed. Currently planned at 208 meters (682 feet) it is predicted to accommodate 1,920 passengers.

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• Shanghai Amusement Machine Engineering Co - the builder of the wheel
• World's Tallest Ferris Wheel - The Star of Nanchang

Preceded by London Eye

World's tallest Ferris Wheel 2006-2008

Succeeded by Singapore Flyer