Lazy tourists visiting scenic mountain spots in China’s Zhejiang Province can now skip mountain hiking altogether and ride giant escalators hundreds of meters long to reach the best view spots.
Tour operators in China’s Zhejiang Province have installed massive escalators on mountains to help tourists gain access to the best views with virtually no effort. Scenic scots that were once only accessible by hiking on precarious trails are now available to anyone willing to ride one of these escalators for a few minutes.
The original purpose for us to build this elevator is to solve the traffic problem in climbing the mountain
Although the mountain escalators make sense from an accessibility standpoint, there are many who find them a nuisance rather than a boon. Hiking enthusiasts think that such contraptions take the joy out of the entire mountain experience because they require no physical effort.
The concept of “no-pain mountain climbing” has not been universally adopted by all, but it definitely has its share of fans as well.
Would you take the escalator, or would you rather climb?
[Source: ODDITY CENTRAL]
