Unusual Places in China

China landscape wall

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A Traveller’s Guide to China: 5 Things You Should Know Beforehand

ByIlya August 22, 2024

Aerial view of the Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangijiajie scenic spot in central China's Hunan province, 21 April 2016. China's Bailong Elevator takes visitors up 1,070ft in around a minute. The Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, carries tourists 1,070ft (330m) up the side of a massive sandstone column in a mountain range in China's Hunan province. Riding the glass lift, which carries up to 50 people at a time or 1,380 an hour, offers jaw-dropping, not to say vertiginous, views down to the bottom of the rocky mountain range in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangijiajie. Work began on the lift, which cost 120m yuan in 1999 and finished in 2002. Bailong Elevator has set three Guinness world Records i.e. World's tallest full-exposure outdoor elevator, world's tallest double-deck sightseeing elevator and world's fastest passenger traffic elevator with biggest carrying capacity but due to the potential harm caused to the surrounding landscape, its future remains uncertain.

Asia | China

Bailong Elevator: Ride the World’s Tallest Elevator in China

ByJenny April 28, 2024

Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, Guangxi, China.

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Radiant Beauty of Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China

ByIlya March 2, 2023

Poyang Lake

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Unique Tours for Students in China That Make Your Blood Run Cold

ByIlya July 12, 2021

Rainbow mountains, China

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True Colors: Rainbow Mountains, China

Bymikejhall September 30, 2020

The exotic charm of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China

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The exotic charm of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China

ByAiLili December 17, 2019

Mount Fanjing

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Mount Fanjing

ByIlya September 4, 2019

InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland: China’s Underwater Quarry Hotel

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InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland: China’s Underwater Quarry Hotel

ByShorena April 26, 2019April 26, 2019