Climbing the Ladder to Heaven and Jumping over the Dragon Gate: Big Ladder Cliff on the Yellow River in Shanxi

The Great Ladder Cliff of the Yellow River, also known as the Yellow River Sky Ladder; the Sky Ladder Dragon Gate, is known as the "No. 1 wall-mounted ladder on the Yellow River in the world". Located in the Longmen Grand Canyon of the Yellow River, there is a wall-mounted ladder manually dug during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Today, the artificial chisel marks on the inside of the stone steps on the cliff are still clearly visible. Dayu led his people to control floods and "passed through the house three times without entering"; this is the origin of the allusion of "carp leaping over the dragon's gate". Ladder Cliff, a thousand-year-old road, has 365 stone steps in a zigzag shape, twisting and spiraling from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, resembling a ladder. The terrain is steep and ingenious. North Shimen and South Longmen are adjacent to the Yellow River in the west. Standing on the top of the ladder cliff and looking northward, you can overlook the narrowest point of the Yellow River, which is only 38 meters. The railway bridge spanning both sides is also the shortest span of the Yellow River railway bridge in the country. Leaning to the east of Luliang, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, with a special geographical location, special ladders and stone steps, and a special place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yellow River. The scenery is unique and shocking. The Yellow River Tijia Scenic Area is located in Banpo Village, Xiahua Township, Hejin City, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is a national 4A tourist attraction. It can be reached from the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River in Shanxi Province by driving southward along the Yellow Highway for 70 kilometers.