China: Tourists Watch Rocks Crumble From Cliff Behind Tianmen Cave in Zhangjiajie

A large section of surface rock broke away from the mountain behind Tianmen Cave at the Tianmen Mountain scenic area in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, as tourists watched from a distance. Authorities confirmed the rockfall occurred in a non-sightseeing zone and no one was injured.

Parkour traceurs challenge 999-step course in China's Tianmen Mountain

STORY: Parkour traceurs challenge 999-step course in China's Tianmen Mountain DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of parkour competitors STORYLINE: More than 80 parkour traceurs home and abroad competed at Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province in a three-day parkour competition, which concluded on Sunday. The 999-step staircase leading up to the scenic area's landmark Tianmen Cave is a famous parkour course. Competitors were required to complete a sequence of jumps and flips down a nearly 300-meter-long slope with a 150-meter vertical drop from the top of the 999-step staircase. A total of 108 obstacles were placed along the steps, putting the competitors' stamina, skills and precision under test. Chinese competitor Zhou Mianwei won the championship of individual speed run with a record time of 1'35"505. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhangjiajie, China. (XHTV)

Wingman Zhang flies through China's Tianmen Cave

STORY: Wingman Zhang flies through China's Tianmen Cave DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Shupeng flying through Tianmen Cave STORYLINE: Zhang Shupeng, the daring Chinese wingsuiter, has successfully flown through China's famed Tianmen Cave on Sunday in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. Zhang took a helicopter to a height of nearly 2,200 meters behind Tianmen Cave. He jumped out of the cabin wearing a wingsuit and successfully flew through Tianmen Cave at a speed of 180 km/h. When Zhang accomplished the feat, everyone in the crowd cheered and clapped loudly, praising how impressive the flight was. Then, Zhang continued to glide and successfully completed the challenge by landing effortlessly at the designated landing point. Tianmen Cave is 131.5 meters high, 57 meters wide, and 60 meters deep, with an altitude of more than 1,300 meters, making it the world's highest natural mountain cave. "I'm so happy that my

Parkour competitors descend thrilling course in China's famed Tianmen Mountain

STORY: Parkour competitors descend thrilling course in China's famed Tianmen Mountain DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parkour competition STORYLINE: Sixty-nine Chinese traceurs competed against each others at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province in a two-day parkour competition, which concluded on Sunday The 999-step staircase leading up to the scenic area's landmark Tianmen Cave became a parkour course for competitors, who were required to accomplish a series of specific movements while leaping down the 300m path with a vertical drop of 150 meters. According to the organizers, a total of 108 obstacles were placed along the steps, putting the competitors' stamina, skills and precisions under test. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhangjiajie, China. (XHTV)