Tianmen Mountain – The Mountain Famous For Spectacular Skywalk And Natural Hole
View Of The Natural Arch (Photo Credit: Huangdan2060 / Public Domain)
Tianmen Mountain is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie in China. A cablecar was constructed by the French company Poma from nearby Zhangjiajie railway station to the top of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is the “longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world”.
View Of The Heaven Linking Avenue (Photo Credit: Huangdan2060 / Public Domain)
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 kilometres road with 99 bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave.
Tianmen Mountain Cliff Footpath (Photo Credit: David Wood / CC BY-SA 3.0)
It is a natural hole in the mountain of a height of 131.5 metres. A large temple is also located on the summit with chairlift or footpath access. The original temple here was built in the Tang Dynasty.
Tianmenshan Temple (Photo Credit: www.sqfp.info / CC BY 2.0)
