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Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie

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Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie
Phone:
+86 744 836 6666

Address:
Tianmen Mountain Ticket Station, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie 427000, China

Tianmen Mountain is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China. A cablecar was constructed in 2005 by the French company Poma from nearby Zhangjiajie railway station to the top of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is claimed in tourist publications as the longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world, with 98 cars and a total length of 7,455 m and ascent of 1,279 m The highest gradient is 37 degrees. Tourists can walk on kilometres of paths built onto the cliff face at the top of the mountain, including sections with glass floors. An 11 km road with 99 bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave, a natural hole in the mountain of a height of 131.5 m .A large temple is also located on the summit with chairlift or footpath access. The original temple here was built in the Tang Dynasty. Today a more recent construction with Tang dynasty architecture occupies the site and includes a vegetarian restaurant in the 10000 sq mi of setting. On September 25, 2011 Jeb Corliss glided through the 30 m wide archway in the mountain using a wingsuit. The flight began from a helicopter at 1,829 m , and ended with a safe landing on a nearby bridge. The World Wingsuit League held the first and second World Wingsuit Championships in Tianmen. On October 8, 2013, during a training jump for the second world championships, Viktor Kováts plunged to his death when he was unable to open his parachute.In August 2016, a glass skywalk overlooking Tongtian Avenue, called the Coiling Dragon Cliff, opened to the public.In February 2018, a hybrid Range Rover SUV driven by Ho-Pin Tung climbed the 45-degree angle staircase of 999 steps to Heaven's Gate using a combination of gasoline and electric battery power.
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