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title: Bailong Elevator
date: 2007-10-04 17:22:01
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/10/04/bailong-elevator/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "This controversial 326-metre elevator carries you up the side of one of the enormous cliffs in Zhangjiajie, China, the lower third through rock and the rest outside to the summit. It's the world's highest and heaviest outdoor lift."
categories:
  - Blog
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This controversial 326 metre high elevator takes you up the side of one of the many enormous cliffs in zhangjiajie, china – the lower 1/3 running from a cavern through the rock, the top 2/3 rising outside to the summit – and is the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world. the elevator has an uncertain future due to the potential harm caused to the surrounding landscape.

Source: [Spluch: Bailong Elevator](https://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/10/bailong-elevator.html)

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