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| The 24-Turns section of the Kunming-Chungking (Chongqing) Road in China climbs 650 vertical feet using 1.8 miles of road to cover one-quarter of that distance laterally, Guizhou Province, China, 1944, photo 1 of 2 | The 24-Turns section of the Kunming-Chungking (Chongqing) Road in China climbs 650 vertical feet using 1.8 miles of road to cover one-quarter of that distance laterally, Guizhou Province, China, 1944, photo 2 of 2 |
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