Maokong Gondola

This guide to the Maokong Gondola in Taipei tracks its rocky opening in July two thousand seven, when the very first cabin's door jammed with two former mayors trapped inside, and a second failure seventeen days later that stranded roughly three hundred riders over the hillside for nearly two hours. You'll hear about Typhoon Jangmi in two thousand eight, when the ground beneath one support tower gave way, and about the glass-floored cabins added when the line reopened. Look down through the glass at the tea terraces below.