Chang Kong Cliff Road

Chang Kong Cliff Road is a challenging cliff hiking road in China. The cliff walkway is reached by climbing steep stairs.[1] It is located in Shaanxi Province, Peoples Republic of China at the edge of Huashan mountain.[2]

The Cliff road is believed to have been created in the 13th century, during the Yuan Dynasty, by He Zhizhen and his followers; He was the first master of the Mount Hua Sect of Taoism.[3] The monks were seeking immortals who were believed to dwell in the mountains.[4]

The walkway is made of wooden boards,[5] nailed together[6] and installed on a series of iron pegs driven into the sheer mountain cliff[7] thousands of metres above the ground.[8] Some sections of the walkway are only 30 cm wide. [9] Some sections are cut into the cliff rock.[7]

The walkway is popular with thrill-seekers,[10] but, because a number of fatalities have occurred,[11] tourists and others wanting to negotiate the walkway are required to wear safety harnesses.[12][13] The walkway is traveled even in winter[6] and, in order to arrive in time to view the sunrise, many choose to traverse it at night.[4] Once started, a traveler must continue to the end, because the narrowness of the path prohibits two-way traffic.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "China's insane cliff path: the Chang Kong Cliff Road". news.com.au.
  2. ↑ "China's insane cliff path leads to ... what, exactly?".
  3. ↑ "Chang Kong Cliff Road of Mount Hua" - People's Daily Online.
  4. 1 2 "Chang Kong Cliff Road Walk on 700-year old Wooden Boards". Female Magazine.
  5. ↑ "World's scariest walkway? Tourists brave Chang Kong Cliff Road in China". BBC Online.
  6. 1 2 "Sheer madness - tourists take the toughest trail around mountains!". Reveal.
  7. 1 2 "What could possibly go wrong? The tourist trek thousands of feet up a Chinese mountain along wooden boards that were nailed together 700 years ago". Daily Mail
  8. ↑ "Wish you were sheer: Tourists brave terrifying hiking trail on the edge of Huashan mountain". Metro.
  9. ↑ "These Breathtaking Cliffside Walkways Will Give You Vertigo". IO9.
  10. ↑ "Chang Kong Cliff Road, il percorso più pericoloso del mondo (video)". Viaggi News.
  11. ↑ "10 treacherous trails with gorgeous views: Chang Kong Cliff Road, China.". Mother Nature Network.
  12. ↑ "Chang Kong Cliff Road:Haushan Mountain." Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. The Zone.
  13. ↑ "Trekking High". Free Online News, 1 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Breathtaking trail: tourists trek up Mt. Huashan along ancient wooden boards". CN News.

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