Chinese man spends £100k building own Noah's Ark to survive 'doomsday'
Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Race for survival: One Chinese man is so convinced the world will end next month he is building his very own Noah's Ark (pictured)
Not quite biblical proportions: The vessel measures 21.2m long, 15.5m wide, 5.6m high and displaces about 140 tons of water
Work in progress: Lu, from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, admits it's not much to look at, but is confident it will serve its purpose
No, God didn't reveal himself to this Chinese man in a vision.
But it seems Lu Zhenghai has been reading about the Mayan prophecy that predicts the end of the world on December 21.
He is so afraid of the rumours he has spent his whole life savings trying to build his very own apocalypse-proof 'Noah's Ark'.
The vessel, which has cost him ¥1million (£100,000), measures 21.2m long, 15.5m wide, 5.6m high and displaces about 140 tons of water.
Lu, from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, admits it's not much to look at, but is confident it will serve its purpose.
Scientists and researchers are going out of their way to assure people that December 21, 2012, the so-called Mayan end-date, will not bring about the end of the world.
But that hasn't stopped some from ploughing on with their own safety measures regardless.
Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Race for survival: One Chinese man is so convinced the world will end next month he is building his very own Noah's Ark (pictured)
Not quite biblical proportions: The vessel measures 21.2m long, 15.5m wide, 5.6m high and displaces about 140 tons of water
Work in progress: Lu, from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, admits it's not much to look at, but is confident it will serve its purpose
No, God didn't reveal himself to this Chinese man in a vision.
But it seems Lu Zhenghai has been reading about the Mayan prophecy that predicts the end of the world on December 21.
He is so afraid of the rumours he has spent his whole life savings trying to build his very own apocalypse-proof 'Noah's Ark'.
The vessel, which has cost him ¥1million (£100,000), measures 21.2m long, 15.5m wide, 5.6m high and displaces about 140 tons of water.
Lu, from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, admits it's not much to look at, but is confident it will serve its purpose.
Scientists and researchers are going out of their way to assure people that December 21, 2012, the so-called Mayan end-date, will not bring about the end of the world.
But that hasn't stopped some from ploughing on with their own safety measures regardless.
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