Sorry - wrong: Thought it was the Leba Pass in Angola... not.
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Started by ASG, Jun 20 2012 01:52
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:41
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Heaven-Linking Avenue, also known as the Big Gate Road, in Tianmen Mountain in the Hunan province of China as been called the “most dangerous” roads in China. Starting from 200 meters below sea level the serpentine road reaches 1300 meters above sea level making a total of 99 hair-pin turns along the way. In Chinese culture, 9 is considered a lucky number because it is believed that heaven has 9 places. A road with 99 turns symbolizes heaven, and hence the term Heaven-Linking Avenue or Avenue Towards Heaven.
The road took eight years to finish with work starting in 1998, and finishing in 2006.
If the road is a little too scary for you, there is an alternative. A cable car goes from of Zhangjiajie City to the top of Tianmen Mountain. The cableway is 7455 meters in length which makes it, as the Chinese claim, the longest cableway in the world.
The road took eight years to finish with work starting in 1998, and finishing in 2006.
If the road is a little too scary for you, there is an alternative. A cable car goes from of Zhangjiajie City to the top of Tianmen Mountain. The cableway is 7455 meters in length which makes it, as the Chinese claim, the longest cableway in the world.
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Enjoy playing devil's advocate...
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:45
Clint_ZA, on 20 June 2012 - 02:41 , said:
The amusing part is people here entertained the possibility that it could be in Angola...
There is evil! It's actual, like cement... I can't believe it. I can't stand it. Evil is not a view... it's an ingredient in us. In the world. Poured over us, filtering into our bodies, minds, hearts, into the pavement itself.
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:47
TNT1, on 20 June 2012 - 02:45 , said:
The amusing part is people here entertained the possibility that it could be in Angola...
The bridge is still standing, the sides of the road are in place, there are no rusted trucks present that crashed off the road, and the road has no visible potholes. How did they possible think that?!
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:48
Clint_ZA, on 20 June 2012 - 02:47 , said:
The bridge is still standing, the sides of the road are in place, there are no rusted trucks present that crashed off the road, and the road has no visible potholes. How did they possible think that?!
There is evil! It's actual, like cement... I can't believe it. I can't stand it. Evil is not a view... it's an ingredient in us. In the world. Poured over us, filtering into our bodies, minds, hearts, into the pavement itself.
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 03:25
I can see a Top Gear expedition in this road's future....
