“Tianmen Mountain”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Tianmen Mountain ({{zh|c={{linktext|天|門|山}}|p=Tiānmén Shān}}) is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China.

A cablecar was constructed in 2005^[1] by the French company Poma from nearby Zhangjiajie railway station to the top of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is claimed in tourist publications as the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world", with 98 cars and a total length of {{convert|7455|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and ascent of {{convert|1279|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The highest gradient is 37 degrees. Tourists can walk on kilometres of paths built onto the cliff face at the top of the mountain, including sections with glass floors. An {{convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} road with 99 bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave, a natural hole in the mountain of a height of {{convert|131.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}.^[2]

A large temple is also located on the summit with chairlift or footpath access. The original temple here was built in the Tang Dynasty. Today a more recent construction with Tang dynasty architecture occupies the site and includes a vegetarian restaurant in the 10000 sq mi of setting.

The World Wingsuit League held the first and second World Wingsuit Championships in Tianmen. On October 8, 2013, during a training jump for the second world championships, Viktor Kováts plunged to his death when he was unable to open his parachute.^[3]^[4]

In August 2016, a glass skywalk overlooking Tongtian Avenue, called the "Coiling Dragon Cliff",^[5] opened to the public.^[6]

In February 2018, a hybrid Range Rover SUV driven by Ho-Pin Tung climbed the 45-degree angle staircase of 999 steps to Heaven's Gate using a combination of gasoline and electric battery power.^[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=The Sky Gate Escalators |url=http://www.lift-report.de/index.php/en/23-archive-2015-issue-6/124-conny-elevator-completed-a-wonder-filled |website=Lift Magazine |accessdate=7 June 2018}}
2. ^{{citation|title=Tianmen Mountain |publisher=Hunan Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan Tourism Co. Ltd. |accessdate=December 1, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Paul|title=Wingsuit flier Viktor Kováts dies after cliff crash horror|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/10/world/asia/china-wingsuit-flyer-kovats-death|accessdate=December 1, 2013|date=October 12, 2013|agency=CNN|location=Hong Kong}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Cadenbach|first=Christoph|title=Sprung ins Ungewisse|url=http://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/41177/Sprung-ins-Ungewisse|publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin|accessdate=December 1, 2013|archivedate=|language=German}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/adventure/terrifying-skywalk-opens-in-china/news-story/bb42f8647cf351a1358f286e93e7d44f |title=Glass cliff walk in China: Scary Coiling Dragon Cliff walk opens |website=News.com.au |date=August 3, 2016 |accessdate=September 10, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Yu|first1=Elaine|title=China's cliff-clinging glass skywalk opens to public|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/travel/china-tianmen-mountain-glass-skywalk/|accessdate=August 2, 2016|agency=CNN|date=August 2, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web|last=Massey|first=Ray|url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-5380377/Range-Rovers-new-hybrid-tackles-Chinas-Tianmen-Mountain.html|title=Range Rover's new hybrid tackles China's Tianmen Mountain|publisher=This is Money|date=February 12, 2018|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}