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.
Finished: The 30-storey Ark Hotel in the Chinese city of Changsha was built in just 15 days
Constructing a skyscraper once took months if not years to build. But not anymore, and certainly not in China.
In this recently released time-lapse video, a 30-story hotel is built in just 15 days, or 360 hours.
Constructed in Dongting Lake in Hunan province, the hotel is 170,000 square feet and can withstand a 9.0 earthquake reports Treehugger.
According to the International Business Times, the prefabricated modules were put together in a factory and then placed on steel structures at the construction site.
The Chinese company behind the speedy design and building is Broad Group, a firm which previously built the 15-story Ark Hotel in Changsha, China, in just six days.
Up, up and away! The high-rise rocketed up in a matter of days. It was built by Broad Group, a Chinese construction company which specialises in sustainable architecture
Safety first: The construction crew completed this remarkable achievement with no injuries to any worker
All of the structure is soundproofed and thermal-insulated and each room has air quality monitoring
In position: Workers fit the units which can withstand a massive earthquake
