Such emotions simply impossible to forget.
In southern China has opened another creepy glass bridge over the precipice on which only the most courageous and brave tourists run along the cliffs to izrezanna caves in the mountainside.
The bridge is called “Coiling dragon”, which leads to the mountain Tianmen mountain, opened to the public on August 1. Glass trail length — 100 meters width — just over five feet. Before the eyes of tourists offers truly breathtaking views of the valley on the other side of the mountain range. The hanging bridge at an altitude of 1500 meters above the ground. This is the third such bridge at the same mountain. Most recently, he was an ordinary wooden trail.
This mountainous area is very popular among tourists due to its incredible natural scenery, as well as the relatively new attraction is the glass bridge.
The pictures can be seen as the first visitors opened the bridge carefully go along the mountain, holding onto the wall, some trying not to look down through the transparent floor and over the railing.
First the glass bridge in the mountains of Zhangjiajie national forest Park was opened in November 2011 and since then invariably attracts tourists who want to try what it’s like to walk on the edge. The thickness of the glass floor was only 2.5 inches (6 cm), and visitors clearly nervous when he set foot on it.
The second glass bridge over the canyon in the national Park was opened in may of this year. It is reported that its construction cost approximately 3.5 million dollars.
For those who want the sensations to go for the gusto and jump into the abyss with rope.
Now a glass bridge — a popular trend in China. Usually, the local authorities perceive them as an opportunity to increase the influx of tourists. These ambitious projects as a rule, are bridges, trails over the cliffs or the observation deck.
Below is the five most popular designs with a glass bottom in China.
An observation deck with a glass floor located in the famous stone forest Shilin 70 kilometers from Beijing. It has a height of 400 meters above the ground, and covers an area of 415 square meters. It was opened in may of 2016.
A glass bridge at a height of 300 feet above the canyon of Zhangjiajie in Hunan province was set to open in July 2016. Its length is 430 metres, a height of about 300 meters.
“The bridge of the hero” and lies at an altitude of 180 meters above the ground and is in a national Park Shinuchi in Hunan province. It opened last fall.
Mountain trail four points with a length of 260 meters is at an altitude of over 1000 meters above the ground. It also opened in September 2015.
Glass observation deck Undoing located at an altitude of 700 meters above the ground. It opened in the summer of 2015.
Here’s a little video on how travelers can walk on these bridges. Spoiler: it’s a little disturbing.
