By Xinyi Li, EDITOR
When mountains and rivers collide with Chongqing locals’ diligence and wisdom, it draws up unique mountain transportation mode. These dazzling and magical modes of transportation meet the travel demands of citizens and pursue practicality. Meanwhile, it helps to explain locals’ love and understanding of mountains and show its unique charm to the outside world.
Relative departments of Chongqing issued a map of magic transportation
Surrounded by mountains, houses and buildings are built with the trend of the mountain. In the meantime, various escalators and elevators have found their way into people’s daily life as public transportation. Additionally, light rails run back and forth between the undulating mountain and buildings. Moreover, flyovers extend in all directions. The winding mountain paths in the mountains cross through mountains and canyons.
Mountain areas increase more possibilities for Chongqing’s traffic, instead of hindering locals’ travel.
Sky Bridge in Yuzhong District
In a city full of skyscrapers, a sky bridge rises up from the ground to the 13th floor of a residential building. The astonishing construction locates between the Dayanggou Police Station, Jie Fangbei, Yuzhong District and Xinlong Building. In addition, it is a place where many office workers and pedestrians walk through every day. The sky bridge is about 40 meters from the ground and the bridge deck is about 2 meters in width, which is comparable to a fantasy movie. Also, the movie Crazy Stone got a shooting here.
The sky bridge in Yuzhong District
Pingchuan Country Road of Xiushan County, Chongqing
Pingchuan Country Road connects the Pingma Village, Hong’an Town and Chuanhe Village, Yongdong Township, Xiushan County. It is famous for Chongqing’s most winding country road with 45 turnings all the way up the river cover. The winding road is like a huge dragon lying on the mountainside of Chuanhegai. Each turn presents it a unique sight, from the open level ground of the first turn to the grassland and sea of flowers at the top of the mountain of the last turn. It is like a movie unfolding in front of the eyes frame by frame and a dreamy wonderful scene when driving on the road.
Pingchuan country road of Xiushan County
A vision of looking down the country road
Changshou Xiyan Cable Car
The Changshou Cable Car was the main vehicle between Changshou District and Hejie (the street along the river). Built in 1964, it was designed by Mao Yisheng, a renowned Chinese bridge expert. The main part crossed like the number of “8”, earning it the name of “fish-bellied” track. The cable car is 282 meters long, with a vertical height of 110 meters. Visitors can get a sweeping view of the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River when taking the cable car. It was out of operation before. However, after a two-year renovation, it resumed running on October this year, attracting numerous tourists for experience and sightseeing.
Changshou Xiyan Cable Car
Sujiaba Flyover
The Sujiaba Flyover is China’s highest ramp bridge, with a height of 72 meters, to connect the north bridgehead of Caiyuanba Bridge. Due to the 30-meter gap between Caiyuanba Bridge and Haitong Road, the Sujiaba Flyover features a spiral route. Seen from a distant place, the thin beam body, the towering pier, and the smooth radius spiral ramp, look like a roller coaster in the amusement park.
Sujiaba Flyover
Sujiaba Flyover at night
Stone Ladder in Huashi Ancient Village, Liangping County
Huashi Ancient Village is situated in Huashi Village, Jindai Town, Liangping County. The Stone Ladder serves as the main passage into Huashi Ancient Village. With a straight height of 260 meters, it has a maximum perpendicularity of over 80 degrees, as steep as the one-way route of Mount Hua. The zigzag-shaped ladder is established vertically from the foot to the top. Like a high ladder, it looks magnificent.
The stone ladder in Huashi Ancient Village
Source: Chongqing Geography Map