{"id":10161,"date":"2015-10-03T07:13:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T07:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2015-10-03T07:14:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T07:14:46","slug":"china-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/china-bridge","title":{"rendered":"China Opens Its First Glass-Bottomed Bridge And It Looks Terrifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Even though the architects say that it is completely safe to cross, it still takes some serious bravery to walk across it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>It is insanely high up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brave Men\u2019s Bridge is located in China&#8217;s central Hunan Province. It was originally a wooden bridge until the park put in a small glass section in 2014. The glass walkway is suspended an incredible 180 meters, or 590 feet, above the ground. It hangs over a big drop. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10163\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2015-09-28-om-14.47.23.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2015-09-28-om-14.47.23.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2015-09-28-om-14.47.23-600x302.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2015-09-28-om-14.47.23-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsmbl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Schermafbeelding-2015-09-28-om-14.47.23.png\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The tourists love it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is China&#8217;s first all-glass suspension bridge and it opened just in time for the biggest tourism week in China. Every one of the glass panes is 24 millimeters thick, so it is 25 times stronger than normal glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10164\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2_o-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2_o-1-600x342.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2_o-1-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images1.calcalist.co.il\/PicServer2\/20122005\/550950\/2_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Despite the scary appearance, it is quite sturdy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The bridge we build will stand firm even if tourists are jumping on it,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> one of the construction workers said. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The steel frame used to support and encase the glass bridge is also very strong and densely built, so even if a glass is broken, travelers won&#8217;t fall through.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10165\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/gettyimages-489746788.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/gettyimages-489746788.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/gettyimages-489746788-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/gettyimages-489746788-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fsmedia.imgix.net\/4e\/31\/4f\/78\/8b27\/4fe8\/8f49\/0a23b641b11f\/gettyimages-489746788.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>It will have to hold hundreds of people at once<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bridge was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan. He says the bridge will be a runway for fashion shows and be able to hold up to 800 people at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10166\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/703db48f1704f95b8c4e7c6f4f644df1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/703db48f1704f95b8c4e7c6f4f644df1.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/703db48f1704f95b8c4e7c6f4f644df1-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/703db48f1704f95b8c4e7c6f4f644df1-85x49.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buro247.az\/images\/703db48f1704f95b8c4e7c6f4f644df1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>As if this one is not terrifying enough, they are making an even longer one<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another glass bridge is being opened later in the year. \u00a0This one will be in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/05\/18\/travel\/zhangjiajie-glass-bridge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon area<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and it will go across two cliffs over a 300-meter (984-foot) vertical drop. The Zhangjiajie bridge will be the world&#8217;s highest and longest glass bridge at 430 meters long and 300 meters high.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10167\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/caa7aa38addf6edd183f1ab556696dba.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/caa7aa38addf6edd183f1ab556696dba.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/caa7aa38addf6edd183f1ab556696dba-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/caa7aa38addf6edd183f1ab556696dba-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/ca\/a7\/aa\/caa7aa38addf6edd183f1ab556696dba.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The brave ones will be able to bungee jump<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adrenaline junkies will rejoice. Once it opens, The Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie skywalk will also offer the world&#8217;s highest bungee jump.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10168\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/150518101707-zhangjiajie-glass-bridge-01-super-169.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/150518101707-zhangjiajie-glass-bridge-01-super-169.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/150518101707-zhangjiajie-glass-bridge-01-super-169-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/150518101707-zhangjiajie-glass-bridge-01-super-169-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption 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