Zhengzhou 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...

 at Century Amusement Park in Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou , is the capital and largest city of Henan province in north-central China. A prefecture-level city, it also serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational centre of the province, as well as a major transportation hub for Central China...

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Henan

Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...

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China

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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 135 metres (442.9 ft) London Eye

London Eye

The London Eye is a tall giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England.It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually...

. There are now four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Changsha Ferris Wheel

Changsha Ferris Wheel

Changsha Ferris Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel in Changsha, Hunan, China.It was completed on September 30, 2004, and officially opened to the public on October 1, 2004...

 (completed 2004), 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), and 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). 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.