Changsha Ferris Wheel is a 120 metres (393.7 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel

Ferris wheel

A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...

 in Changsha, Hunan

Hunan

' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...

, China

China

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It was completed on September 30, 2004, and officially opened to the public on October 1, 2004. It has a diameter of 99 metres (324.8 ft).

Changsha Ferris Wheel is one of four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Suzhou Ferris Wheel

Suzhou Ferris Wheel

Suzhou Ferris Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel on the east bank of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It has 60 passenger cabins, a maximum capacity of 300 passengers, and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete each revolution....

 (completed 2009), Tianjin Eye

Tianjin Eye

Tianjin Eye is a tall giant Ferris wheel built above the Yongle Bridge , over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is claimed to be the only such wheel to have been constructed over a bridge....

 (completed 2008), and Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel

Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel

Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel at Century Amusement Park in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.When it was completed in 2003, Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel was the tallest Ferris wheel in China, and the second tallest in the world, after the London Eye...

 (completed 2003). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the 160 metres (524.9 ft) Star of Nanchang

Star of Nanchang

The Star of Nanchang is a tall giant Ferris wheel located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province.The Star of Nanchang opened for business in May 2006, having cost 57 million Yuan to build...

, which opened in 2006.