Sitting on the ground, the metal cage seen in the video above looks rickety and dangerous. Now imagine it swinging 1,500 feet above the ground, being used as a cable car to transport people!

Located in central China's Hubei province, passengers cross the 3,000 foot wide ravine on little more than a zip line with a diesel engine.

The alternative is walking several days through the mountains. So this the fastest way, by far, for people to go back and forth from the village of Yushan.

Vertigo sufferers —beware!

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