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The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opens in China

Sarah Carty
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Daredevils around the world will be leaping with joy after the highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened in in China's spectacular Zhangjiajie mountains.

The one-of-a-kind experience, which is set into the rock face at the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan province, allows tourists to get an uninterrupted 360 degree view of the stunning mountain ranges below, which were actually the inspiration for Hollywood film Avatar.

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The bridge, which was designed by architect Haim Dotan, stretches a whopping 430 metres long and features a six-metre-wide walkway, with a gut-wrenching 300 metres drop.

China has opened the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge.
China has opened the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge.
Hundreds of tourists scrambled the get a selfie on the 430 metre long bridge when it opened last weekend.
Hundreds of tourists scrambled the get a selfie on the 430 metre long bridge when it opened last weekend.
The 430-metre long bridge is not for the faint-hearted.
The 430-metre long bridge is not for the faint-hearted.

According to officials, the bridge, which was made with 99 panels of clear glass, can carry up to 800 people at a time.

However after a terrifying cracking incident at the Yuntai mountain in northern Henan in 2015, authorities in Zhangjiajie were taking no chances and took to the bridge with a hammer and even drove a car over it to prove that it was safe.

Tourists were anything but worried about cracks appearing on the bridge when 8000 of them gathered to view and walk across the bridge, when it opened last Saturday.

The glass-bottom structure is the longest and highest of its kind in the world.
The glass-bottom structure is the longest and highest of its kind in the world.

They stopped along the way to take selfies and videos, with many also lying down on the floor of the bridge.

Reports say plans are already in talks to begin tourist bungee jumps and zip line rides off the bridge.

Visitors wishing to walk across the bridge are advised to book their tickets at least one day in advance due to the popularity of the experience.

Authorities were so eager to prove how safe it is that they took to it with a sledgehammer before it was opened.
Authorities were so eager to prove how safe it is that they took to it with a sledgehammer before it was opened.
They also drove a car over the bridge to test it out.
They also drove a car over the bridge to test it out.

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