Bay Glory
{{Short description|Giant ferris wheel in Shenzhen}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Bay Glory
| native_name = 湾区之光
| native_name_lang = zh-cn
| logo = Bay Glory (Shenzhen) Logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| status = Complete
| image = Bay Glory 2022.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Bay Glory in 2022
| address = OCT Oh Bay Haibin Culture Park
Xin'an, Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.5441|N|113.8830|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| start_date =
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| opened_date = 18 April 2021
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| website =
| building_type = Giant ferris wheel
| height = {{Convert|128|m|0}}
| diameter = {{Convert|113.3|m|0}}
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{{Chinese|s=湾区之光|t=灣區之光|p=Wānqū Zhī Guāng|j=waan1 keoi1 zi1 gwong1|order=st}}
The Bay Glory ({{zh|t= 灣區之光|s= 湾区之光}}) is a giant cantilevered observation wheel located at Qianhai Bay, Shenzhen, China.{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.oeeee.com/epaper/H/html/2020-07/10/content_19893.htm|title=深圳首个高128米摩天轮"湾区之光"-南方都市报·奥一网|date=10 July 2020|website=Oeeee|access-date=12 February 2021}} It is operated by OCT and opened to the public on 18 April 2021.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sznews.com/news/content/2021-03/26/content_24079716.htm |title=定了!4月18日,深圳最新网红打卡地"湾区之光"摩天轮正式开放_深圳新闻网 |accessdate=2021-03-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930052723/http://www.sznews.com/news/content/2021-03/26/content_24079716.htm |archive-date=2021-09-30 }}
Design
The structure has an overall height of {{Convert|128|m|0|abbr=off|adj=on}} and the wheel has a diameter of {{Convert|113.3|m|0|abbr=off|adj=on}}. It has 28 gondolas, each gondola has a net area of 16.8 m2 and can seat a maximum of 25 passengers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.octohbay.net/home/index/happy/id/2.html|title=欢乐港湾·湾区之光|website=OCT Oh Bay|access-date=12 February 2021}} Passengers can see the scenery of Qianhai Bay and Pearl River estuary Lingdingyang from the gondola.
Transportation
References
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External links
- [http://www.octohbay.net/ Official website of OCT Oh Bay]
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{{Bao'an District}}
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Category:2021 establishments in China
Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2021
Category:Ferris wheels in China
Category:Buildings and structures in Shenzhen