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The Wall | Pictures of People Taking Pictures | Zip Line Rides | Chinglish Signs

Zip Line Rides

For 35 yuan, you got a ride down a zip line across a small lake (which was probably built for the sole purpose of letting people ride the zip line over water), and then a boat ride back to the parking lot on the next, lower lake. While it was obviously a tourist gimmick, it was pretty awesome nonetheless! I was crazy enough to carry my camera around my neck as I went down, so I got some pics on the way down. But my 2gb CF card filled up halfway down! Terrible luck.
The whole line, a pretty good distance really.
The whole line, a pretty good distance really.		 This sign was not really very reassuring.
This sign was not really very reassuring.		 Me getting started on my way down.
Me getting started on my way down.		 Taken back toward the starting station as I was riding down...
Taken back toward the starting station as I was riding down...
Great shot Aldri got of me going down and taking a picture as I was!
Great shot Aldri got of me going down and taking a picture as I was!		 Another shot looking back toward the wall.
Another shot looking back toward the wall.		 Mike nearing the landing point.
Mike nearing the landing point.		 Aldri and Joyce had some issues on their ride down, but here they still looked okay...
Aldri and Joyce had some issues on their ride down, but here they still looked okay...
And then things started going horribly wrong.
And then things started going horribly wrong.		 And arriving at the landing point didn't help.
And arriving at the landing point didn't help.		 They had to get up to the top step there, but Aldri couldn't put her feet down.
They had to get up to the top step there, but Aldri couldn't put her feet down.		 Eventually, they figured things out, with the attendant noticeably annoyed.
Eventually, they figured things out, with the attendant noticeably annoyed.
Adam and Alicia got off to a great start on their ride.
Adam and Alicia got off to a great start on their ride.		 And continued on down very uneventfully.
And continued on down very uneventfully.		 A solid ride, I must say.
A solid ride, I must say.		 And their arrival.
And their arrival.

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