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The Most Beautiful Road of the Week: Tianmen Road, China
Drive Tianmen Road in Hunan, China: an 11 km ribbon of asphalt with 99 hairpins climbing from roughly 200 m to over 1,200 m. Along the way: bridges, cliff views, and the iconic “Heaven’s Gate” arch (131 m high, 30 m wide). This mini-guide keeps it practical for 2026—timing, access flow, offline prep, and how to pace a short-but-intense ascent without turning it into a race.