China opens terrifying tianmen mountain glass walkway. Yuntai mountain glass tourist bridge in china cracks cbs news. For the truly brave, the glass walkway is the perfect place to enjoy the breathtaking views of the mountain, as well as the perfect opportunity to take the best selfies ever. The glass walkway around tianmen mountain in hunan is part of the latest addition to chinas craze for vertiginous tourist attractions. A video of a tourist guide terrified by the sight of a bridges glass bottom cracking has gone viral recently in east taihang mountains, in handan city, north chinas hebei province. Back in 2015, one tourist in china was left terrifiedwhile crossing the glassfloored yuntain mountain walkway when the glass panel below his feet began to crack but this time it wasnt a.
This walkway opened on september 20th, and given that another glass bridge was recently opened in china over a mountain gorge, many chinese people have been less than thrilled at the news. Its believed it was to be smashed after a visitor dropped a mug. It hangs at 1,080 meters 3,543 feet above sea level and over a drop of. Cliffside glass walkway in china cracks, but dont worry. First, there was the worlds longest glass bridge, the worlds tallest bridge, then that ropeandtires thing, and now theres a glass. Fake cracking glass skywalk in china is a terrible prank. This glass bridge are established in the east taihang mountain, handan city, north china. Yuntai mountain park glass walkway cracks beneath tourists. And yesterday, it cracked beneath the feet of tourists share. Chinas yuntai mountain geological park glass walkway. Chinese tourists got more thrill than they bargained for when a panel of the 3,500 high glass walkway they were on cracked. The transparent path overlooks east taihang mountains outside of handan city in china. A glass pane on a new transparent walkway shattered yesterday on 3,540ft high cliff on yuntai mountain, central china, the message read. In the taihang mountain range, in chinas northern hebei province, there is a frosty glass walkway that gives.
Cracked glass tile on glassbottomed walkway in yuntaishan in jiaozuo, central chinas henan province. Visitors to henan provinces latest attraction were left terrified as a pane of glass on the transparent walkway cracked beneath them. Tourists who were standing on the newly built suspension bridge. Visitors scream as chinas new mountainside glass walkway cracks. New glassbottomed walkway cracks in china easyvoyage. Opened on september 20, the cliffside path spans 260 meters 853 feet, with a 68meter glassbottom 223foot section. The glassbottomed walkway in china that cracks under your feet. Visitors quickly fled from the structure, which is suspended over a canyon at more than 1,000 meters above sea level. Curious, i read the article and took a good look at the photos.
The yuntai geo park scenic area is classified as a aaaaa scenic area by the china national tourism administration situated within yuntai geo park, with a fall of 314 metres 1,030 ft, yuntai waterfall is claimed as the tallest waterfall in china. The transparent 853ftlong ushaped walkway hangs to. Chinas yuntai mountain geological park features an admittedly terrifying glass walkway suspended 3,543 feet above the ground. A giant glass walkway in china cracked and tourists. Back in 2015, one tourist in china was left terrified while crossing the glassfloored yuntain mountain walkway when the glass panel below his feet began to crack but this time it wasnt a. Mashable spotted some posts on chinese social media website weibo this week that claimed a glass walkway at yuntai mountain started to crack while they were walking across it. The tianmen mountain glass walkway is perched on a mountaintop at 4700 feet above sea level. A terrifying glass walkway slithers around the vertical cliffs of the mountain, bringing adrenaline junkies to new heights. Tianmen mountain glass skywalk zhangjiajie tianmen. China elevated glass walkway 3,500 feet up cracks under.
China glass walkway cracks when visitors walk on it cna. The 100metrelong coiling dragon cliff skywalk winds around the sheer cliffs of tianmen mountain in southern chinas. Cracks were found in a panel of the glass skywalk that just came into service at yuntai mountain resort in henans jiaozuo when a patrolling. Opened on september 20, the cliffside path spans 260 meters 853 feet, with a 68meter glass bottom 223foot section. Newly opened glass walkway in central china mountain province shut after cracks appeared as tourists marked national holiday associated press in beijing thu 8. Terror at 3,500 feet as glass walkway in china cracks. The skywalk sits 4,700 feet up the mountain, offering breathtaking views. Yuntaishan overcliff glass bridge cracked in c china oct. The 3,540foothigh glass walkway on yuntai mountain in henan province. The famous glass footbridge, located in the taihang mountains in hebei province of china, is suspended over 3,800 feet.
Most terrifying attraction ever as 3,500ft high glass. In the henan province of china, theres a 1,300 foot glass bottom walkway perched 3,500 feet in the air hanging over a canyon in yuntai mountain scenic park. China glass walkway cracks when tourists walk on it. Designed to give tourists an unobstructed view of whats below, it seems like a thrilling opportunity to. However, there was controversy earlier this year as one of the panels cracked under visitors feet. Usa today reports that the bridge is constructed of three planes of tempered glass, and on monday, a section of the top pane cracked. This terrifying glass walkway in china cracks as you. A section of a new glassbottomed walkway at yuntai mountain geological park in henan province, china, cracked monday afternoon, causing the tourists on it to understandably freak out.
China glass bridge crack effect east taihang mountain glass. Terror at 3,500 feet as glass walkway in china cracks a newly opened glass walkway, suspended 3,500 feet above a canyon in central china, cracked monday to the terror of thrillseeking tourists. Tianmen mountain glass skywalk opens to the public. East jiangsu road,qixia economic development zone,shandong,china. And somewhere in the middle of that is a skywalk with glass panels for floors. Tourists walking atop a newly built skywalk in china had their experience shattered after the glass cracked right beneath their feet. A tourist was caught on camera looking afraid for his life when the glass bridge on which he stood appeared to crack under his feet. Explore our collection of zhangjiajie tianmen mountain photos and pictures, and find inspirational ideas for snapping professionalquality photos on your next tour to tianmen mountain china. The glass walkway is located at the peak of the yuntai mountain, which is 3540 foot high. The glass path hangs 1,180 metres 3,871 feet above sea level, with a. Find their customers, contact information, and details on 616 shipments. Chinas newest glass walkway might be its most terrifying yet. On the yuntai mountain in the henan provence of china, there is a ushaped glass skywalk.
Glass walkway cracks under tourists feet in china youtube. Terrifying prank makes tourists think glass bridge. A section of a glassbottomed walkway has cracked 3,540ft in the air at yuntai mountain geological park in henan province, china. This is why a glass walkway 3,500 feet above ground was a. Someone thought it was funny to make a glass bridge look. The glass bridge in china thats made to crack under. Chinas glass walkway opens in tianmen mountain bbc news. Getty images of course, the glass is as strong as the seemingly indestructible as the one. Glass walkway appears to crack as tour guide walks over it in china prank.
Yantai nbc glass packaging at laishan, yantai, shandong, china, 264000. Terrifying prank makes tourists think glass bridge is cracking. The glassbottomed walkway in china that cracks under your. Chinas yuntai mountain glass skywalk cracks after only 2. A glass pane on a twoweekold transparent walkway cracked yesterday on yuntai mountain, central china. Most terrifying attraction ever as 3,500ft high glass walkway cracks when tourist crosses it all is not what it seems as unsuspecting tour guide is caught out by cruel prank leaving him cowering. Glass walkway suspended 3,540 feet above ground cracks. Watch as visitors to an adrenalinejunkie attraction in chinas east taihang mountains think a steep glass walkway is cracking. Terrifying glass walkway in china cracks as you walk across it 1 of 3.
A part of the new glass walkway at yuntai mountain geological park china, has cracked according to reports photo. No one was harmed since the walkway consists of several layers of 2. The terrifying scene occurred at the walkway around the eastern face of the taihang mountain in hebei, china. A chinese tourist has had the shock of his life after a glass walkway suspended 3,500 feet above the ground cracked while he was standing on it. Glass walkway appears to crack as tour guide walks over it. Once upon a time, i stumbled upon a photo of a glassbottomed skywalk on my facebook news feed. The 1,300footlong glassbottom walkway is built along yuntai mountain scenic park in henan province, china.
East taihang glasswalk changzhi, china atlas obscura. Many chinese tourists were left horrified as they ran to safety from the glassbottomed walkway that curves around yuntai mountain, in henan province. Lee dong hai was enjoying the view from the yuntai. In chinas northern hebei province sits the taihang mountain range, about 1,500 to 2,000 meters high. Situated on the side of tianmen mountain in zhangjiajie national forest park, hunan province, the walkway is. Yantai nbc glass packaging, laishan, yantai, shandong.
A section of a new glassbottomed walkway at yuntai mountain geological park in henan province, china, cracked at around 5 p. Yangtai mountain shenzhen 2020 all you need to know. Chinas most popular glass walkways and glass bridges. The glass tourist walkway at yuntai mountain in chinas henan province is designed to thrill, with a seethrough platform suspended in parts 3,500 feet in the air. Cracks appear on chinas new yuntaishan glass walkway cnn. China opens terrifying tianmen mountain glass walkway 3 august 2016. Cracks appear on chinas new yuntaishan glass walkway. A spokesperson for the yuntai mountain tourism bureau told peoples daily online that the cracks occurred after a tourist dropped a stainless steel mug on the walkway. Tourists in china were left terrified after witnessing cracks on a glass walkway 3,540ft in air on 5 october. Yuntaishan glass skywalk shatters under tourists feet. The fact that its attached 4,600ft 1,403 metres up the side of a mountain is scary enough, but the fact that its also made of glass is nothing short of terrifying.
News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news. Walkers on a glass bridge at shiniuzhai national geological park in. A pane of glass cracked on the walkway at yuntai mountain just a month after it opened, it was reported in october 2015. China opens glass walkway on the side of tianmen mountain. China has opened a 100metrelong glass skywalk stretching around a cliff on the side of the tianmen mountain in hunan province.