China opens terrifying glass walkway on the side of Tianmen Mountain
The pathway is 100 metre long and 1,500 metres up a mountain
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Getty Images / VCG01This 100 metre walkway has opened on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in China
Getty IMages / VCG02The Coiling Dragon path opened this week and has 99 turns around its path
Getty Images / VCG03Tourists walking on the pathway are given special protective shoes to protect the glass
Getty Images / VCG04The walkway has been constructed in the Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan National Park
Getty Images / VCG05To get to the walkway visitors can take a cable car or face a long uphill walk
Getty Images / VCG06Overall the mountain's summit is 1,518.6m above the ground below
Getty Images / VCG07The path is just 1.6 metres wide but comes with a handrail to cling onto
Getty Images / VCG08At the very top of the mountain is the Tianmenshan Temple
Getty Images / CVG09The pathway is one of a number of glass walkways built in China recently
Getty Images / CVG10The world's longest glass bridge (300m) opened in Shiniuzhai Geopark in Hunan, China, last year
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