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Ooooo, that's scary!

October 01, 2015 14:09 IST

Would you have the guts to walk down this bridge?

600 feet above a canyon is this glass suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park in Pinging county, Hunan province, China.

Bridge over the valley

IMAGE: The bridge is nearly 1,000 feet long and hangs 600 feet above a valley. Photograph: Reuters

 

The 300 metre long (984 feet) glass bridge opened to tourists last week. And tourists have flocked to take a walk down the bridge.

Bridge over the valley

IMAGE: Tourists take in the scary view as they walk on the glass suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park in China. Photograph: Reuters

 

Some, intimidated by the scary scenes and the bridge swaying in the wind, have crawled across, while others raced without looking down.

Bridge over the valley

IMAGE: A flock of tourists scramble across the glass suspension bridge at the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park in China. Photograph: Reuters