Throughout history, China has made bold statements to the world. From the Great Wall of China to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. As they cement themselves as a world power they continue to make headlines. This time around they are making headlines for the world’s tallest glass bridge, says BBC.
Nestled in Zhangjiajie –which served as the inspiration and filming location for James Cameron’s Avatar — this bridge is both the world’s tallest and longest glass-bottom bridge at a staggering 1,400-feet-long and 984 feet above the valley below, containing 99 panes of three-layered transparent glass. The project, which was completed in December, opened up to the public this weekend and drew thousands of tourists to the Hunan province to experience what real fear is.
Glass bridge hanging 300m above a valley in Zhangjiajie in south China’s Hunan Province opens to public pic.twitter.com/r1KFP13avG
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) August 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/sserinlove/status/767074795632680960
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. Serunya berjalan di atas jembatan kaca sepanjang 400m setinggi 300m #TXTravelCharterFlight pic.twitter.com/3swZQi2Bzm
— Sriwijaya Magazine (@SriwijayaMagz) August 8, 2016
This bridge is the latest in glass-bottomed attractions in Zhangjiajie, with there also being this crazy, snake-like path that wraps around one of the cliffs.
Parque Nacional de Zhangjiajie#Spiegel pic.twitter.com/kQ28kquU7I
— conny ehrenberg (@ConnyRACING) August 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/GRTourGuide/status/762167477455421444
Seriously, though, this place is gorgeous, isn’t it?
https://twitter.com/edmac78/status/767523851014070272
Who knows what kind of statement China is making this time, but they’ve surely outdone themselves when it comes to glass-bottomed attractions over terrifying cliffs to attract tourists. While it is promised to be entirely safe, there’s a good chance that most of us would want to skip out on this one. Who makes a bridge made of glass, anyway? Chinese authorities have gone out of their way to prove how safe it is, everything from driving cars over it to allowing journalists to take whacks at the glass with sledge hammers, but they still want to restrict the visitors to 8,000 per day.