Doomsday ark maker receives 21 orders

Entrepreneur Yang Zongfu has received 21 orders for his doomsday ark, which he claims can withstand the end of the world, reported by Oriental Outlook, a Shanghai magazine attached to Xinhua News Agency on Oct 24, 2012. The most expensive ark comes at a price of five million yuan ($799,500).

According to the report, all the orders are in accordance with customer requests and each ark has its own custom-built interior design. The prices start from one million yuan.

Chinadaily.com.cn previously reported on Aug 6, 2012 that Yang, 32, from Yiwu, Zhejiang province had announced his invention of "Atlantis", a gigantic ark that would be able to withstand doomsday, which according to the Mayan calendar, will occur on Dec 21, 2012.

Yang Zongfu, 32, from Yiwu, Zhejiang province climbs into the "Atlantis", a gigantic ark that is built to withstand December's Mayan doomsday, on Aug 6, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

Yang Zongfu, 32, from Yiwu, Zhejiang province climbs into the "Atlantis", a gigantic ark that is built to withstand December's Mayan doomsday, on Aug 6, 2012. [Photo/CFP]