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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2014, 12:47:06 AM »



Ancient: The road was built during the Yuan dynasty by a person named He Yuan Xi and his students and took them 40 years to complete. It was built as a route to a more peaceful place to practice their religious beliefs

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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2014, 12:47:54 AM »



Vertigo-inducing: Tourists cling to the safety chains as they make their way along the Chang Kong route
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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2014, 12:48:30 AM »



Tourists climb stairs to the narrow walkway: The route to conquer the peaks passes temples, shrines, pavilions, terraces, carvings, and statues interspersed between the granite paths and forested margins
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« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2014, 12:49:06 AM »



Sacred place: Many visitors time their ascent to arrive at the peak to watch the spectacular sunrise
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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 12:49:22 AM »



Danger: Tourists queue to make their way up the mountain. Despite the safety measures introduced by cutting deeper pathways and building up stone steps and wider paths, fatalities continue to occur on the mountain
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