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Sunday, December 7, 2014

The Cloud Climbing ladder - YunYang, China

It is called one of the Three Gorges Ladder City Scenic attractions. The Cloud Climbing Ladders (Ladder), which was made of stone steps that are 1388 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 1975 steps total. The vertical height difference is over 300 meters. The Ladder starts from the water front river road at the bottom of the mountain where YunYang county located and goes up to the stone Gate named Tian Xia Ti Zhen (which means heavenly city made of steps ) and ends right before reaching the summit of the mountain where Pensi City is located. The ladder was rated “the longest city herringbone ladder on earth” and was awarded the certificate by China World Records Association.

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