YOU'VE climbed the Great Wall of China, now Beijing wants you to "fly" the Great Wheel of China. Higher than both the London Eye and the Singapore Flyer, which opens in March, the Beijing Great Wheel will tower 208 meters when finished in 2009,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Nov 05 2007
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