Chongqing’s U-turn glass bridge adds thrills and spills to cliff view
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Standard glass-bottomed bridges for visiting might have been something antiquated in China. /Xinhua Photo

Standard glass-bottomed bridges for visiting might have been something antiquated in China. /Xinhua Photo

A scenic site in China’s bridge city, Chongqing, constructed a U-turn glass skywalk, which protrudes from a cliff at the height of 1,010.5 meters above sea level. /Xinhua Photo

A scenic site in China’s bridge city, Chongqing, constructed a U-turn glass skywalk, which protrudes from a cliff at the height of 1,010.5 meters above sea level. /Xinhua Photo

The U-turn skywalk is as part of a flower-like design of the Longgan Geopark, which is named “Flower of Sky.” Visitors can stand on the walk to have a more thrilling view of the cliff and karst, a kind of topography from the dissolution of soluble rocks. /Xinhua Photo

The U-turn skywalk is as part of a flower-like design of the Longgan Geopark, which is named “Flower of Sky.” Visitors can stand on the walk to have a more thrilling view of the cliff and karst, a kind of topography from the dissolution of soluble rocks. /Xinhua Photo

According to the park, the glass bridge is the world’s longest cantilever structure with an overhanging length of 26.68 meters, over five meters longer than America’s Grand Canyon Skywalk. /Xinhua Photo

According to the park, the glass bridge is the world’s longest cantilever structure with an overhanging length of 26.68 meters, over five meters longer than America’s Grand Canyon Skywalk. /Xinhua Photo