China’s ‘least convenient convenience store’ juts out from a cliff

A climber shopping at a convenience store built on a cliff at the Shiniuzhai scenic area in China's Pingjiang county. - China Daily

CHANGSHA (China Daily/Asia News Network): Imagine you are climbing a mountain, and along the way you start to get hungry or thirsty. How cool would it be if you could just stop at a convenience store nearby, despite being high above the ground?

Climbers in Pingjiang, Hunan province, don’t have to imagine this. For them, such a store built on a cliff is a reality.