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Footage of the descent of Chinese tourists along the “path of death”. Video

About 100 people a year tour is the final one.

The descent of Chinese tourists in the so-called trail of death on mount Huashan in Central China province of Shaanxi captured on video.

On the record a few travelers slowly down the stairs, made of stakes driven into the rock of iron rods and located on a steep slope of the mountain. They cling to nearby massive metal chain.

Huashan is one of China’s sacred mountains, revered by followers of Buddhism and Taoism. Rock famous dangerous ascent, reaching the highest peak at 2130 meters.

Most of the “trails of death” made of narrow wooden planks without railings and fences, tourists in the trip hold nailed to the slope of the chain. Official information about how many people die on Huashan no. However, according to unconfirmed reports, we are talking about an average of 100 deaths per year

Nerve-wracking: Climbers carefully climb down the cliff of the famous #Huashan Mountain in Huayin, northwest China’s Shaanxi

Posted by People’s Daily, China 12 August 2017 R.

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