<strong>Fuxi Mountain Skywalk:</strong> A new 3,000-ton glass-and-steel skywalk will open June 16, 2018 at Fuxi Mountain in Henan province. Brave-hearted visitors can wander out from the cliff face and gaze down on the valley floor 360 meters (1,181 feet) below. <br />
Fuxi Mountain Skywalk: A new 3,000-ton glass-and-steel skywalk will open June 16, 2018 at Fuxi Mountain in Henan province. Brave-hearted visitors can wander out from the cliff face and gaze down on the valley floor 360 meters (1,181 feet) below.
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<strong>The world's biggest glass viewing platform at Shilinxia, Beijing: </strong>Jutting 32.8 meters (107 feet) over the edge of a 396 meter (1,300 feet) valley, the Shilinxia Viewing Platform stretches a whole 11 meters farther than Arizona's Grand Canyon Skywalk.
The world's biggest glass viewing platform at Shilinxia, Beijing: Jutting 32.8 meters (107 feet) over the edge of a 396 meter (1,300 feet) valley, the Shilinxia Viewing Platform stretches a whole 11 meters farther than Arizona's Grand Canyon Skywalk.
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<strong>'Flying Saucer': </strong>Dubbed the "Flying Saucer," the circular Shilinxia<strong> </strong>walkway is suspended from the mountain, cantilever style. Made from titanium alloy, it can apparently hold a maximum load of 150 tons and 2,000 people.
'Flying Saucer': Dubbed the "Flying Saucer," the circular Shilinxia walkway is suspended from the mountain, cantilever style. Made from titanium alloy, it can apparently hold a maximum load of 150 tons and 2,000 people.
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<strong>Hiking horror at Mount Huashan, Shaanxi: </strong>The paths up China's Mount Huashan are genuinely terrifying, consisting of modest foot-grooves cut into a 2,090 meter-high (6,857 feet) sheer rock face. Rusting metal bars serve as makeshift vertical staircases.
Hiking horror at Mount Huashan, Shaanxi: The paths up China's Mount Huashan are genuinely terrifying, consisting of modest foot-grooves cut into a 2,090 meter-high (6,857 feet) sheer rock face. Rusting metal bars serve as makeshift vertical staircases.
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<strong>Tianmen Mountain, Hunan: </strong>Not content with just one glass-bottomed walkway, Tianmen Mountain in Hunan province, southern China, has three.
Tianmen Mountain, Hunan: Not content with just one glass-bottomed walkway, Tianmen Mountain in Hunan province, southern China, has three.
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<strong>Tianmen Mountain, Hunan: </strong>Those who dare can enjoy a birds-eye view of the famous Tongtian Avenue -- otherwise known as "Bending Road" thanks to its 99 hairpin turns -- a dizzying 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) below.
Tianmen Mountain, Hunan: Those who dare can enjoy a birds-eye view of the famous Tongtian Avenue -- otherwise known as "Bending Road" thanks to its 99 hairpin turns -- a dizzying 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) below.
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