China's Newest Tourist Attraction

Tianmen Mountain - Zhang Jiajie, Hunan

China's Newest Tourist Attraction at Tianmen Mountain- Zhang Jiajie, Hunan- a glass bottomed walkway around a cliff . Brave tourists looking to test their nerves have flocked to China to walk across a dazzling glass bridge suspended from a cliff face. The oriental Skywalk is situated 4,700ft above sea level on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in Zhang Jiajie , Hunan, China . In order to keep the glass path clean, tourist are asked to wear on shoe cover before passing.

張家界天 門山玻璃棧道 張家界天門山國家森林 公園新建的玻璃棧道正式對遊客開放。玻璃棧道懸于天門山頂西線，長 60米，最高處海拔 1430米。所有上橋的遊客均被 要求穿上鞋套，以保持玻璃橋面潔凈。玻璃棧道 是張家界天門山景區繼懸于峭壁之上的鬼谷棧道、憑空伸出的玻璃眺望臺、橫跨峽谷的木質吊橋 後打造的又一試膽新 景點。 

Dazzling: A glass path suspended on a cliff face has been built on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in China

Don't look down: A brave tourist walks along the glass path that was built of the side of a cliff 4,700ft above sea level on Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie , China

The 200ft long bridge joins the west cliff at the Yunmeng Fairy Summit, the summit of Tianmen Mountain and Zhang Jiajie. The pathway, built earlier in the summer echoes the glass-bottomed walkway at the Grand Canyon in the U.S. The 70ft bridge is 4,000ft above the natural wonder and allows tourists to look through 2.5 inch of crytal clear glass to the Canyon floor below. The Tianmen mountain, literally translated as "Heavenly Gate Mountain" is so called because of a hugh natural cave that occurs halfway up to the submit. - If view from below an opening of a hole in the middle of the submit.

Stunning: The skywalk offers breathtaking views across the Hunan Province for those brave enough to attempt to cross the bridge

Situated in the Hunan Province , Its highest peak is around 5,000ft above sea level and it is home to a wealth of rare species of plants A four-mile-long cable car was constructed in the park, which is said to be the longest of the same type in the world. The futuristic glass walkway is a marked upgrade from another sky high located in the same province 

Not so high spec: Workers built a 3ft -wide plank road on the side of Shifou Mountain , in Hunan Province , China earlier this year

The Shifou Mountain located 82 miles away in Hunan Province offers sightseers a 3ft -wide road made of wooden planks thousands of feet high. When finished the 'road' - which is the width of a dinner table - will stretch for 1.8miles making it China 's longest sightseeing path.






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