How rich is Dubai?

1, the longest artificial island in the world. Know what Dubai needs? More palm trees! This palm-shaped artificial island covering an area of 560 hectares in the world cost 45 billion dirhams (about 76.3 billion yuan) to complete. Not only attracted many world-renowned hotel chains to settle in, but also celebrities from all walks of life rushed to build their own private villas on the island.

2. One million dollars is spent on horse racing. Because Dubai rulers love horse racing, this activity is very popular in Dubai. Maidan Racecourse was specially built to host the world's most expensive horse racing event-Dubai World Cup. The next World Cup in Dubai will be held on March 30th, 20th13rd. The total prize money is as high as 65.438+0 billion dirhams (about 65.438+0.7 billion yuan).

3. The largest shopping center in the world. From May to August every year, the weather in UAE is very hot. The high temperature of 40 degrees makes the large shopping center equipped with air-conditioning equipment a good place for people to relax. Shopping centers in UAE are people's favorite. It covers an area of 3.7 million square feet and is the largest shopping center in the world. It includes 1200 retail stores, 160 restaurants, an amusement park, a huge skating rink and an official passage to the Burj Dubai.

4. The only seven-star hotel in the world. Built in 20 10, this sailing hotel has become a landmark building. The hotel's 202 rooms cost 4,400 dirhams per night (about 7,464 yuan). Although it is not officially named as a seven-star hotel. Now no hotel in the world dares to claim to be an eight-star hotel.

5. The longest musical fountain in the world. Think about the last scene of the movie Ocean's Eleven-its all-star cast is watching the fountain at Paragon Hotel in Las Vegas. Isn't it beautiful? Now imagine that the fountain inside is bigger and the performance time is longer. This 900-foot-long fountain in Dubai will perform twice a day in the afternoon and several times in the evening, and will spew 26,465,438+0 gallons of water with a height of 500 feet. Bai Le Palace, a complete failure.

6. The largest plastic board in the world. This title doesn't seem very attractive. But you may not think so when you know that this plastic plate is used by Dubai Aquarium to hold 2.64 million gallons of water and more than 400 sharks for people to watch. Moreover, Candylicious, known as the sweetest dessert shop in the world, is just a stone's throw away.

7. The longest fully automatic subway system in the world. Dubai has two cars per capita, which seems to be a city of cars. However, with the increasing traffic congestion, the UAE established the first public railway system in 2009. Dubai Metro is fully automatic, with a total length of 46 miles. It is the longest fully automatic subway system in the world. The carriage is divided into two levels: ordinary and luxurious. All-day passes range from 1.8 dirhams (about RMB 3 yuan) to 14 dirhams (about RMB 24 yuan).

8. tallest building in the world. We have all heard that Al-Fattah, a 5.5 billion dirhams (about 9.3 billion yuan) building in Dubai, is the tallest building in the world, with a height of 27 16 feet (827 meters). It is so high that other skyscrapers in the city look like small bungalows.

9. The cheapest ferry in the world. This is not an official world record. But it makes people realize that not everything in Dubai is luxurious and shiny. Della is located in the center of the old city, adjacent to the Dubai River. This river once carried all the hopes of people's livelihood. Here, tourists only need to spend 1 dirham (about RMB 1.7 yuan) to cross the river on this rickety wooden boat.