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They're a 21st century super power with super
computers and a super economy that's the envy of the world.
Now China can claim another title - the fastest builders on the planet
after putting up a 30-storey 183,000-square-foot hotel in just 15 days,
or 360 hours.
A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha
completed this remarkable achievement with no injuries to any worker.
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The Ark Hotel was built on Dongting lake, in the Hunan Province, by
Broad Group, a Chinese construction company which specialises in
sustainable architecture.
It was built to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake, as tested by the
China Academy of Building Research, who claim this is five times more
quake-resistant than conventional buildings.
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All the materials were prefabricated and sections built to specification
off-site, so there was very little wastage.
The builders took just 46 hours to finish the main structural components
and another 90 hours to finish the building enclosure.
All of the structure is soundproofed and thermal-insulated. They even
have air quality monitoring in every room given the pollution problem in
China.
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While the men didn't work all through the night, it was often 10pm
before they packed away heir lunchboxes.
Their previous record was a smaller 15-story building constructed in
just six days, but this one is much more impressive.
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