• 5 years ago
In Xinjiang, a 75km (47-mile) stretch of road snakes back and forth over a mountainous incline as it reaches a height of 4,100 metres (13,450ft) above sea level.  Chinese state media reports said the road has more than 600 hairpin bends.

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