A new escalator has transformed mountain access in China. The Nan Tian Ladder, a 1,247ft (3,800m) long system equipped with four sets of bi-directional escalators, was built at the Shenxianju ...

Now China has built a 1,100ft (350-metre) escalator costing $2.2 million/£1.6million that takes visitors up Tianyu Mountain in Zhejiang Province – and it even sprays mist on them to keep them cool.

Besides the one in Tianyu Mountain, another mountain escalator had already been put into use in Shen Xian Ju Scenery Area in Taizhou city, Zhejiang province, in 2020. Photo China, Singapore to ...

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An escalator has been installed in a scenic mountain spot in China in order to allow tourists to enjoy the landscape without having to deal with the difficulties of climbing.

Now China has built a 1,100ft (350-metre) escalator costing $2.2 million/£1.6million that takes visitors up Tianyu Mountain in Zhejiang Province – and it even sprays mist on them to keep them cool.