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Gondola · Xiwanzi, China

Lift B

Lift B is a gondola near Xiwanzi, China. It climbs 216 m over 950 m, from 1,334 m to 1,550 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 60 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

61/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Lift B is scarier than 61% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 127 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 60 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 445 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 434 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 180 m of the 950 m ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Lift B is near Xiwanzi, China, at 1,334 m above sea level (40.99764° N, 115.30165° E). From there it runs 950 m up to the top station at 1,550 m.

Capacity
1,800 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.