You Have To Check Out The World's Longest Escalator

The world’s longest escalator has begun ferrying tourists to the top of a mountain in Hubei province in central China.

Built alongside China’s “Grand Canyon,” the world’s longest escalator is now taking tourists to a scenic lookout roughly 650 feet above its base at the Qixing Village resort in Hubei province. The newly opened 2,257-foot-long structure is supported by reinforced concrete and covered with sustainable wood and a traditional tile roof.

The $5.2m structure can ferry 7,300 tourists an hour, and according to China Daily, 600,000 people a year are expected to pay their $3 for the 18-minute ride. A type of climbing vine has been planted alongside the escalator in the hopes that it will eventually cover the structure and integrate it into the verdant surrounding landscape.

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