The Bailong Elevator ( Chinese: 百 龙 电梯 literally: “One Hundred Dragons Elevator”) is the highest external elevator in the world. [1] It takes tourists to a height of 330 meters, to a viewing platform on top of a mountain in Zhangjiajie National Park in Hunan Province .
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The elevator itself consists of three two-story cabins, whose carrying capacity is 3750 kilograms. One cabin can raise or lower 48-50 passengers at a time. The elevator also has seismic sensors, when triggered, the elevators must quickly evacuate all people down. The queue for the elevator can reach four hours [2] [3] .
"Elevator of the Hundred Dragons" became more than once a participant in the Guinness Book of Records. So, it is the largest in capacity and the fastest passenger elevator, the highest modern elevator, the highest open exposure elevator. [four]
The construction of the elevator began in October 1999, and in 2002 it was open to the public. The environmental impact of the elevator has been a subject of wide discussion since in 2002, Wulingyuan was granted World Heritage status. [1] [5] The elevator was suspended for 10 months in 2002-2003 due to security problems. [6]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Construction in Scenic Spots: Protection or Destruction? , Beijing Review
- ↑ Zhangjiajie National Forest Park on chinahighlights.com
- ↑ Zhangjiajie National Park | Zhangjiajie National Forest Park . zhangjiajie-wulingyuan.ru. Date of treatment April 20, 2016.
- ↑ Mega World Buildings - 100 Dragons Lift | | Globus online magazine (inaccessible link) . globusweb-journal.com. Date of treatment April 14, 2016. Archived on May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Han, Feng. Cross cultural confusion: Application of World Heritage Concepts in Scenic and Historic Interest Areas in China , in The wilderness debate rages on: continuing the great new wilderness debate (Michael P. Nelson & J. Baird Callicott, eds.), At p.261 (2008 )
- ↑ Sightseeing elevators restart at world heritage site , China Daily