TIANMEN MOUNTAIN (Heaven's Gate Mountain, China)


Tianmen Mountain is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in northwestern Hunan Province of China.

Tourists can walk on paths built onto the cliff face at the top of the mountain, including sections with glass floors. A 6.8 miles (11 kilometres) road with ninety nine bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave. Tianmen is a natural hole in the mountain of a height of 431 feet (131.5 metres).


Tianmen Mountain Cableway is considered to be the longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world. This cable has 98 cars and a total length of 24,459 feet (7,455 metres) and ascent of 4,196 feet (1,279 metres). 






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