{"id":76324,"date":"2021-03-29T14:20:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=76324"},"modified":"2021-03-29T14:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:20:11","slug":"bending-glass-bridge-measuring-328ft-opens-and-it-boasts-incredible-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/bending-glass-bridge-measuring-328ft-opens-and-it-boasts-incredible-views\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Bending’ glass bridge measuring 328ft opens and it boasts incredible views"},"content":{"rendered":"
A "bending" bridge which boasts incredible views has just opened in China. <\/p>\n
The Ruyi Bridge, located in the Zhejiang Province, was first revealed back in 2017 before opening in 2020. <\/p>\n
But before you get too excited, just note it's not for the fainthearted as it measures a whopping 328ft (100m). <\/p>\n
At first the designs were met with skepticism with the wonky walkways standing 459ft (140m) above ground seeming unrealistic.<\/p>\n
Luckily tourists seem to like it too, although some aren't quite sure about the design with one writing: "I'd want better handrails." <\/p>\n
Another didn't seem too convinced about it being real, with a visitor saying: "I call it fake." <\/p>\n
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It has become a huge tourist attraction with more than 200,000 visitors making the wall between the two mountains since it opened.<\/p>\n
The bridge design is inspired by a jade ruyi which is a curved object used as a symbol of good fortune in China.<\/p>\n
And it is made with three undulating bridges with the deck partly made of glass.<\/p>\n
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The creators explained the design: "Intertwined into an undulating bridge body, visitors have a sense of experience when they pass.<\/p>\n
"This rigid and soft shape is perfectly integrated with the natural scenery of the Fairy House, just like a jade ruyi in the sky."<\/p>\n
Footage of the "bending" bridge went viral on social media recently with many taken by surprise. <\/p>\n
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