Cable cars

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Cable car at Mount Huangshan 

Yungu Cable car (from the Cloud Valley Temple to White Goose Mountain), also called Cableway 1. It is 2,804 meters in total length and its height difference is 772.8 meters. It is of four-line reciprocating type, with one pair of cable cars, passenger capacity of 40 persons for each car ( one round-trip lasts 8 minutes ) at a speed of 5.9 meters per minute, and one-way passenger transport capacity of 300 person-times per hour.

Taiping Cable car (from Pine Valley Nunnery to Pine Forest Peak), also called Cableway 2. It is 3,561.9 meters in total length and its height difference is 1,004.3 meters. It is of four-line reciprocating type, with one pair of cable cars, carrying capacity of 100 persons for each car (one round-trip lasts 11.6 minutes) at a speed of 7 meters per minute and one-way passenger transport capacity of 500 person-times per hour.

Yuping Cable car (from the Mercy Light Temple to Jade Screen Tower), also called Cableway 3. It is 2,012.1 meters long and its height difference is 745.4 meters. It is of single-line automatic reciprocating type, with 26 + 5 cabins, passenger capacity of 6 persons for each cabin (one round-trip lasts 8 minutes) at a speed of 5 meters per minute and one-way passenger transport capacity of 600 person-times per hour.

West Sea Grand Canyon sight-seeing monorail was put into operation on July 9th, 2013. With a capacity of 60+1 persons, the monorail runs between the southwest approach to the West Sea Grand Canyon and the main peak area, about 300 meters from Baiyun Hotel. The 893 meters will take less than five minutes at the highest speed of 8 m/s, carrying 800 people per hour. The fare will be 80 yuan.

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