Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Engineering Marvel - China


China is set for a July opening of the most terrifying walkway in the world, stretching a quarter-of-a-mile across a canyon at a dizzying height of 980ft ... and it's made of GLASS.

If you are terrified of heights you would be advised to stay well away from China 's latest attraction.

The Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon skywalk is set to smash records to be the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge.

The dizzying footbridge spans between two cliffs in the national park of Zhangjiajie.

 If you have vertigo look away!                                    The  world's highest and longest                                    glass-bottomed  bridge is set to open                                    in China in July

If you have vertigo look away!

The dizzying walkway is                                    suspended  between two cliffs in the                                    Zhangjiajie Grand  Canyon area with                                    unbeatable views of the  national                                    park 

The dizzying walkway is suspended between two cliffs in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon area with unbeatable views of the national park.

 The skywalk will hover over a                                  nail-biting  980ft drop and can hold a                                  whopping 800 visitors  at a time with                                  plans to even hold fashion  shows

There are even plans to hold fashion shows along the sky-high pathway.
Israeli architect Haim Dotan was behind the ambitious venture, which will easily dwarf America's Grand Canyon Skywalk which sits 718ft above ground measuring 68ft long.

 Israeli architect Haim Dotan                                    was behind  the ambitious venture,                                    which will easily  dwarf America's                                    Grand Canyon Skywalk

The terrifying platform is no                                    quick  stroll, stretching a whopping                                    1410ft above  the impressive Hunan                                    province scenery


The terrifying platform is no quick stroll, stretching a whopping 1410ft above the impressive Hunan province scenery.

 Skyhigh fashion! There are                                    plans to hold  fashion shows along                                    the bridge set against  the                                    picturesque Zhangjiajie backdrop

 Visitors will be able to marvel                                    at the  stunning Zhangjiajie national                                    park landscape,  which boasts over                                    3,000 sandstone pillars,  and was the                                    inspiration for James Cameron's  2009                                    movie, Avatar

Visitors will be able to marvel at the stunning Zhangjiajie national park landscape, which boasts over 3,000 sandstone pillars, and was the inspiration for James Cameron's 2009 movie, Avatar

For tourists who catch the adrenaline bug from completing the transparent walkway, there will also be the opportunity to try the world's highest bungee jump.

This record-breaking bungee will snatch the title from Macau Tower 's 764ft-high attraction.

Last month a similarly scary walkway opened in south-west China in Chongqing , which extended 87.5ft from the edge of a cliff.

Visitors are suspended in the air with 2,350ft of valley below their feet, leaving them feel as though they are walking on air. 

 Located in the Longgang                                    National  Geological Park, the bridge                                    has been named  Yuanduan, meaning 'at                                    the end of the clouds'

Located in the Longgang National Geological Park , the bridge has been named Yuanduan, meaning 'at the end of the clouds’.

With jaw-dropping panoramic views from its observation deck, it is the longest cantilever bridge in the world

 The park is limiting it to just                                  30 people  at a time to ensure visitors                                  have plenty of  room to enjoy the view

The park is limiting it to just 30 people at a time to ensure visitors have plenty of room to enjoy the view
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