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BEIJING-
China is reaching for the stars with the opening of what it says it the world's tallest Ferris wheel in the country's south.
The 525-foot-high Star of Nanchang opened in early May in a riverside park in Jiangxi province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The wheel is a full 82 feet taller than the London Eye on the banks of the River Thames in London which, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the current record-holder.
The ride is lit up with fluorescent red and blue lights. A full rotation of the wheel takes about 30 minutes.
The developer is applying to Guinness World Record officials for certification as the tallest, Xinhua said.
