藏在深山的惊险“天路”
China has many great infrastructure (基础设施) projects across the country. We can see roads crossing rivers and highways winding through high mountains. Among these special mountain roads, the Lingpai Stone Road in Wuxi County, Chongqing is one of the most frightening and challenging ones.
Lingpai Stone Road is located in Wuxi County of southwestern China. The road lies between two extremely steep cliffs. It connects the small Tian Ping Community with the outside world. The whole road is only 3.7 kilometers long, and its zigzag (曲折的) part is just 453 meters. Even skilled and experienced drivers feel nervous and cautious while driving on it.
The road was completed in 2012 and fully paved (铺设路面) seven years later. It is very narrow and has many sharp turns. The steepest slope (斜坡) of the road reaches 36%. It is so narrow that drivers can never make a U-turn halfway.
Tian Ping Community is home to only 137 people from 37 families. The road is hardly crowded all year round, allowing drivers to move slowly and carefully. This road is closed to trucks, buses and other large vehicles. They are too huge to pass the narrow zigzag bends. Even small cars need to take advantage of special spaces at each corner to turn safely. Besides, drivers must keep a low speed all the way on the steep winding part to ensure safety.
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