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    Strange Road in China with jaw-dropping hairpins is now a tourist attraction: Highway reaches an altitude of over 13,000ft and has over 200 bends in total

    By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR




    The engineers behind this road clearly believe in the saying 'one good turn deserves another'. A version of it, anyway.

    The recently built Panlong Ancient Road in West China contains so many bends – over 200 – that it has rapidly become a tourist attraction.

    The most photogenic section contains a jaw-dropping series of steep hairpin bends, rising sharply from a plateau into snowcapped mountains. Heaven for driving enthusiasts, hell for anyone who suffers from car sickness.



    Seen from the air, the road takes on a dragon-like form, giving rise to its name. Panlong is an aquatic dragon in Chinese mythology.

    The 75km-long (46-mile) road - dubbed the Plateau Sky Road by locals - is in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang Province.

    Its original purpose was to provide passage through the Kunlun Mountains for local farmers and herdsmen.





    Since it opened in July 2019, they've been sharing it with YouTubers, Instagrammers and drone operators, eager to document its almost unreal aesthetics.

    The road reaches a height of 4,200 metres (13,780ft), with a maximum elevation gain of 1,000 metres (3,280ft).

    Hundreds have posted reviews of their journey along the road, with the trip described as 'a challenge full of excitement', 'unmatched' and 'very beautiful'.





    However, www.dangerousroads.org, while calling the road a 'driving enthusiast's dream', warned drivers to be careful during rain and snow - and to be aware that mudslides are possible.

    Another notable bendy road in China connects the villages of Jinxing and Jinganshao in Yunnan province, in the south-west.

    The winding road has 68 hairpins spanning a distance of 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles) along a mountain ridge.






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    Stunning scenery. I think they should just go straight up though...

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    The Chinese sure do seem to spend a lot of time and money on things that seem to be completely pointless.

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    I'm sure all the local farmers and herdsmen that the road was made for appreciate a bunch of people racing up and down it for fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pony View Post
    I'm sure all the local farmers and herdsmen that the road was made for appreciate a bunch of people racing up and down it for fun.
    Exactly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    The Chinese sure do seem to spend a lot of time and money on things that seem to be completely pointless.
    Pointless for some but not for others


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    Quote Originally Posted by deebakes View Post
    It's not a cum target

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    the road, not the glasses

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    Oh

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    There is a much easier way to have done this







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    nope, too much speed

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