'Goddess Ladder': Elevator a ride to heavenly mountain views
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Within one minute, visitors can reach the top observation decks at Wushan Mountain in Chongqing to have a good look at the river, thanks to an elevator with a vertical height of 222 meters.
The elevator, located in Wushan county of Chongqing, has become known as the World's No 1 Elevator as well as the "Goddess Ladder", because Wushan Mountain is famous for its legends about a goddess.
Construction began in 2016 with a total investment of 160 million yuan ($23.7 million) and the facility opened to the public in November 2018. It contains two high-speed two-way elevators moving at 4 meters per seconds. Each elevator can carry a load of 1,600 kilograms, or approximately 21 passengers.

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