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Tianmen Mountain

A sheer mountain reached by cable car from the city center, with cliff-edge glass walkways and 999 steps up to Heaven's Gate, a vast natural arch.

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A sheer mountain reached by cable car from the city center, with cliff-edge glass walkways and 999 steps up to Heaven's Gate, a vast natural arch.

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