Suzhou Ferris Wheel is a tall giant

Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsule ...

on the east bank of

Jinji Lake Jinji Lake (, literally Golden Rooster Lake) is a fresh water lake located in the central part of Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. It occupies an area of and its average depth is about . There are two man-made islands in the lake. Touri ...

in Suzhou,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

, China. It has 60 passenger cabins, a maximum capacity of 300 passengers, and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete each revolution. Suzhou Ferris Wheel was completed in 2009. It is one of four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being

Changsha Ferris Wheel Changsha Ferris Wheel is a -tall giant Ferris wheel in Changsha, Hunan, China that has a diameter of . It is adjacent to Helong Stadium. It was completed on September 30, 2004, and officially opened to the public on October 1, 2004. Changsha F ...

(completed 2004),

Tianjin Eye Tianjin Eye, the official name The Tientsin Eye, is a -tall giant ferris wheel built above the Yongle Bridge (formerly Chihai Bridge), over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. Construction started in 2007, with completion of the main body on 18 ...

(completed 2008), and

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 t ...

(completed 2003). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the

Star of Nanchang The Star of Nanchang ( or ) is a -tall 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 (roughly $7.3 million) to bu ...

, which opened in 2006.World’s top 10 tallest Ferris wheels

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