Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

---

Students from Nizhuhe Village in Xuanwei, southwest China's Yunnan Province, began their new term on August 30, riding cliff elevators and a cable car from the canyon floor to their mountaintop primary school.

The system works like a ski lift, ferrying children up a 500-meter cliff face. A newly opened 288-meter elevator now runs alongside a 268-meter lift introduced in 2022. Together with shuttle vehicles and a cable car, the journey – once a grueling three-hour climb – now takes about 30 minutes.

📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇
youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈

Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8
Download our APP on Google Play (Android): play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv

For more:
cgtn.com/video

Most watched videos:
Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED
youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws
Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran!
youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w
Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds?
youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA