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.
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 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 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 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)