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2018.10.08 13:41 GMT+8

Tourists at Cangshan Mountain flock to new glass bridge

CGTN

When Li Li stepped on the glass bridge in the Cangshan Mountain tourist resort, the sound of shattering glass caused her to scream.

"I could feel my adrenaline running, and I felt dizzy," she said.

The glass bridge is one of the highlights of the tourist area tucked away in north China's Shanxi Province. Touted by local authorities as a "5D glass bridge," this new attraction had plenty of visitors during the week-long National Day holiday.

Different from a typical glass bridge, this one at Cangshan Mountain can simulate different scenes such as "a sea of flowers" and "a blue sea," besides for shattering glass.

"This bridge is 168 meters long, and the highest part of the bridge floor is 108 meters from the valley," said a staff member. "It is made of hundreds of transparent glass bricks and it employs 5D technology."

Similar bridges have popped up at China's tourist attractions in the past few years.

Earlier this year, a glass bridge called "Flying Dragon in the Sky" was opened in the Marenqifeng tourist area in Wuhu City, eastern Anhui Province. The management of the tourist area touted it as a "skyhigh" glass bridge that "combines cultural elements and a unique experience." Dragons made of fiber reinforced plastics stands at both ends of the bridge, and smoke can billow from their mouths.

Videos recording tourists walking on the glass bridges repeatedly go viral on the Internet, with many of them crying, laughing and lying on the bridges, refusing to walk on.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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