![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.](https://i0.wp.com/unusualplaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Depositphotos_238943502_L.jpg?resize=384%2C320&ssl=1)
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![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.](https://i0.wp.com/unusualplaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Depositphotos_238943502_L.jpg?resize=384%2C320&ssl=1)
![Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, Guangxi, China.](https://i0.wp.com/unusualplaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Depositphotos_196084346_S.jpg?resize=384%2C320&ssl=1)
Radiant Beauty of Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China
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Unique Tours for Students in China That Make Your Blood Run Cold
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True Colors: Rainbow Mountains, China
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The exotic charm of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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Mount Fanjing
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InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland: China’s Underwater Quarry Hotel
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Five Flower Lake: Gem Of the Jiuzhaigou National Park
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Bund Finance Center in Shanghai
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An Unusual Subway Station in Chongqing, China
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A Man-Made Waterfall Is China’s New Landmark
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Witness the power of Mother Nature: An abandoned fishing village turns completely green!
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