Nicknamed the 'Cliff Corridor', it is the only way to reach a mountainous village popular with tourists
The May Day holiday weekend saw hundreds of people navigate the road, which was carved out of cliffs in the 1970s and leads to what has been dubbed 'China's most dangerous village'.
Perched on a 200m rock cliff and situated 1,700 metres above the ground, the village, called Guo Liang Cun, was connected with the outside world only by rock stairs prior to the tunnel being carved.
Hundreds of vehicles attempting to reach the village become stuck on the dangerous cliff-side road
The road is located in Henan Province and is carved out of the side of a canyon at a height of 120 metres
The corridor is carved out of canyons that are 119 metres high and is located in Henan Province in central China. Named the 'Cliff Corridor', the vital traffic channel is 1,250 metres long, five metres wide and four metres tall.
It has 35 'windows' that were originally created to dispose of rock debris and to let in light and air, but these are now used as viewing posts for tourists.
Since it opened in 1972, it is known locally as the '13 Heroes' of Guo Liang Cun, as it was carved by 13 young men and villagers - taking five years to complete - with the hope of connecting with the outside world.
Guo Liang Cun is situated on steep mountain cliffs with stunning views and is famous for the road leading up to it.
As one of the most secluded communities in China, the village is reported to have 83 families with a total population of 329.
In this photograph, traffic can be seen snarling its way through the cliffs, while the village the motorists are attempting to reach can be seen top left
Tourist buses as well as private owned vehicles were all stuck on the precarious cliff-side road
Before the road merges into the cliff-side it winds through thick jungle, as seen in the picture above
Tourists take in the spectacular views of the canyon through one of the road's 'windows' that were originally carved out to remove loose debris
The road (pictured left) was carved out of the cliff-side and is the only route to reach the village at its peak (right)
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