Aug 3, 2016 7:15 AM

China opens terrifying glass walkway on the side of Tianmen Mountain

The pathway is 100 metre long and 1,500 metres up a mountain

This article was originally published by WIRED UK

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This 100 metre walkway has opened on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in China
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The Coiling Dragon path opened this week and has 99 turns around its path

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Tourists walking on the pathway are given special protective shoes to protect the glass
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The walkway has been constructed in the Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan National Park

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To get to the walkway visitors can take a cable car or face a long uphill walk
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Overall the mountain's summit is 1,518.6m above the ground below

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The path is just 1.6 metres wide but comes with a handrail to cling onto
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At the very top of the mountain is the Tianmenshan Temple

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The pathway is one of a number of glass walkways built in China recently
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The world's longest glass bridge (300m) opened in Shiniuzhai Geopark in Hunan, China, last year

Matt Burgess is a senior writer at WIRED focused on information security, privacy, and data regulation in Europe. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in journalism and now lives in London. Send tips to [email protected]. ... Read More

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