[slogan]Ninety-nine turns in less than seven miles and I feel fine![/slogan]
An hour jaunt from Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and we were standing on another of China’s breathtaking mountains, Tianmen. The more compact Tianmen Mountain National Park is a day of extremes. We took the world’s longest mountain cableway nearly 25,000 feet to reach the top. We stood at 4,900 feet above sea level watching tourists dare one another to cross glass-bottom bridges. We rode what seemed like the world’s longest escalator through the mountain to admire Tianmen Cave, a natural opening in the mountain. We white-knuckled it down the 999 steps under the cave to reach the road with 99 turns and descend the mountain of hyperbolic proportions.
So, what do you see at the top? Breathtaking mountain and city views, a colorful and elaborate Buddhist temple, a couple of traditional musicians, and hundreds of (mostly Chinese) tourists. Is it worth standing in line for? Definitely. Despite the throngs of tourists, the top of the mountain is a serene and beautiful winding path around the perimeter. The vertigo-inducing cliff-hanging walkway wraps around the mountains where no two views are the same.
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Comments 12
February 15, 2016 at 8:56 pm
very beautifuls photos !
August 25, 2016 at 1:09 pm
Thanks!
December 8, 2016 at 10:13 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE your pictures! The world’s longest mountain cableway ? damn weren’t you a little scared?
December 8, 2016 at 10:27 am
your pictures are just so crisp!!!! really LOVE them!! you have a great eye for details 🙂
December 8, 2016 at 10:48 am
Wow! What amazing sights! My husband rides a motorcycle so of course the photo of the incredibly curvy road sticks out to us!! I wonder if you could rent a motorcycle to experience that ride?
December 8, 2016 at 10:28 pm
Wonderful. It’s real nice to learn something new happening in China every other day. I’ve been reading about the glass bottom pathway for a while not and the mountains look spectacular. It’s good to see people head out of the main cities and explore countries.
December 9, 2016 at 2:53 am
wow I really like your pictures!! I am a little afraid of hights so I wonder if I could go on this cableway but the view looks like it is more than worth it!
December 9, 2016 at 3:14 am
Zhangjiajie looks magnificent! There is a guided tour here right? There are so much to see. The rock formations look breathtaking!
December 9, 2016 at 12:11 pm
And to think I had never heard of this before! Your pictures are totally stunning and really make me want to visit. I hope to get to China one day!
December 9, 2016 at 12:32 pm
Simply amazing pictures once again..I have been following your post for sometime now..and I have to say your photography is excellent. Didn’t know about this beautiful part of China
December 9, 2016 at 6:03 pm
Wow this looks amazing! The photography is stunning as always! I think my fear of heights would not do me any good there ha! And it’s a shame I missed the giveaway!
January 14, 2017 at 7:15 am
Wow such gorgeous photos – China is definitely somewhere I’d love to visit x