In China, precisely in the central Zhangjiajie region of Hunan province, Tianmen Mountain stands with its arch that looks like a gate to heaven.
Reported from Travel and Leisure, visitors must first ride the cable car Tianmen Mountain Cableway for 30 minutes, to then be brought up to the summit of Mount Tianmen.
Arrive at the destination, you will see "Gate to heaven" in question.
The gateway to heaven
This "gate" is actually the Tianmen Cave, a cave whose arches are naturally formed by natural processes. This iconic curvature is guaranteed to surprise you when viewed closely. Its unique formation is the reason why people from all over the world are willing to climb Mount Tianmen.
To reach the bottom of this "gateway to heaven", visitors must climb 999 steps. The number 9 itself is a lucky number in Chinese numerology that is considered to represent good luck and immortality.
For Comrades Source ya who are afraid to board the cable car, you can ride a bus that passes through the winding road - and he said, if calculated, this street has 99 curves!
The road to Tianmen
The width of the Tianmen Cave is 190 feet, with a height of 430 feet. Actually Tianmen Cave is a regular cave, at least until the year 263 AD, when the Tianmen hill region collapsed.
There are many who believe that Tianmen is a sacred mountain, and the beginning of the creation of the Tianmen cave is a mysterious process.
Here is also the Tianmenshan Temple, built in 870 AD. The temple is claimed to be the center of Buddhism in Western Hunan.
Dare to pass this glass road?
If you want to drive adrenaline, you can walk on a number of road routes built hanging just on the edge of Tianmen hill (three of which are made of glass). From here, visitors can admire the beauty of geo park and sacred mountain of Tianmen from closer distance.