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demmiblue

(36,860 posts)
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 09:11 PM Jan 2018

World's longest glass bridge opens in Hebei, China

(CNN) — Because walking across a glass-bottomed suspension bridge just isn't scary enough, China is finding new ways to bring the fear.

The country's latest -- billed as the world's longest -- opened at the end of 2017 in Hebei Province's Hongyagu Scenic Area.

And just in case the 488 meter span (1,600 feet) over a vertical drop of 218 meters (715 feet) doesn't bring visitors to their trembling knees, there's an added sway to test the nerves at this destination.

"Hongyagu glass suspension bridge marks the 2.0 era for China's glass-bottomed bridge," says Yang Minghua, the chairman of Hebei's Bailu Group, which created the span linking two peaks in the mountainous region of northeastern China.







http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hongyagu-glass-bridge-hebei-china/index.html?sr=twCNN010518hongyagu-glass-bridge-hebei-china0950AMStoryGal

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World's longest glass bridge opens in Hebei, China (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2018 OP
i literally coudnt look at those pix samnsara Jan 2018 #1
you got lots of company rurallib Jan 2018 #4
I would rather climb down to a canyon floor Ilsa Jan 2018 #2
Oooo! I'd LOVE to walk across that bridge, looking down the whole way. Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #3

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
2. I would rather climb down to a canyon floor
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 09:27 PM
Jan 2018

and climb back up than take that glass suspension bridge.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
3. Oooo! I'd LOVE to walk across that bridge, looking down the whole way.
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 09:48 PM
Jan 2018

The bridge over Royal Gorge in Colorado was an amazing experience (one mile straight down from bridge to river below), but this could be even better.



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