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The Panlong road with 600 hairpin bends reopens to the traffic after seasonal hibernation in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Tingwen)
The 30-kilometer stretch of road snakes back and forth over a mountainous incline as it reaches a height of 4,100 meters above sea level.
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The Panlong road with 600 hairpin bends reopens to the traffic after seasonal hibernation in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Tingwen)
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The Panlong road with 600 hairpin bends reopens to the traffic after seasonal hibernation in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Tingwen)
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The Panlong road with 600 hairpin bends reopens to the traffic after seasonal hibernation in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Tingwen)
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The Panlong road with 600 hairpin bends reopens to the traffic after seasonal hibernation in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Tingwen)