By Nicoco Chan and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Tourists and residents in Shanghai on Saturday braved sweltering heat for the official opening of China's first Legoland resort, the world's largest of its kind,

Built with more than 85 million Lego bricks, the Shanghai park is the 11th Legoland globally and the first in mainland China. It is operated by UK-based Merlin Entertainments in partnership with the local government of Jinshan district. The project broke ground in 2021, though planning began as early as 2019, prior to the pandemic.