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| Drone captures deadly drop of ‘world’s most dangerous’ hiking route (VIDEO) | |
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| If drone footage of China’s Mount Hua skywalk makes you feel queasy, spare a thought for the ancient monks who would have taken the dizzying route on their journey towards religious enlightenment. | If drone footage of China’s Mount Hua skywalk makes you feel queasy, spare a thought for the ancient monks who would have taken the dizzying route on their journey towards religious enlightenment. |
| The network of wooden boards running alongside the 2,160-meter (7,000ft) holy mountain in Shaanxi province, are walked today by tourists with an appetite for adventure – and the desire to snap a nerve-jangling selfie. | The network of wooden boards running alongside the 2,160-meter (7,000ft) holy mountain in Shaanxi province, are walked today by tourists with an appetite for adventure – and the desire to snap a nerve-jangling selfie. |
| Hundreds of years ago, the wooden path, cobbled together on the side of the mountain’s granite facade, would have been a key route for taoist followers attempting to reach the summit. | Hundreds of years ago, the wooden path, cobbled together on the side of the mountain’s granite facade, would have been a key route for taoist followers attempting to reach the summit. |
| According to UNESCO, the area contains more than 300 stone tablets and 570 spiritual rock inscriptions, some dating as far back as 1,000 years ago. | According to UNESCO, the area contains more than 300 stone tablets and 570 spiritual rock inscriptions, some dating as far back as 1,000 years ago. |
| Footage of the route, regarded by many as the “most dangerous” in the world, gives an indication of how one false move could have sent a hiker to their death hundreds of meters below. | Footage of the route, regarded by many as the “most dangerous” in the world, gives an indication of how one false move could have sent a hiker to their death hundreds of meters below. |
| READ MORE: Chinese police debut new anti-drone gun that shoots illegal UAVs from the sky | READ MORE: Chinese police debut new anti-drone gun that shoots illegal UAVs from the sky |
| Released by Xinhua News affiliate, New China TV, the sweat-inducing drone footage shows crowds of tourists lining the narrow boardwalk above a sheer drop. | Released by Xinhua News affiliate, New China TV, the sweat-inducing drone footage shows crowds of tourists lining the narrow boardwalk above a sheer drop. |
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