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There may be higher glass platforms in the world but none cantilevers out from a cliff longer then the 86 meter span of the Wansheng Glass Platform that opened in 2017 near Wansheng, Chongqing. Located within the popular mountain tourist area known as the black mountain valley, thousands of city dwellers from Chongqing City take the 2 hour drive to experience the region's deep karst valleys, rivers and cliffs. | There may be higher glass platforms in the world but none cantilevers out from a cliff longer then the 86 meter span of the Wansheng Glass Platform that opened in 2017 near Wansheng, Chongqing. Located within the popular mountain tourist area known as the black mountain valley, thousands of city dwellers from Chongqing City take the 2 hour drive to experience the region's deep karst valleys, rivers and cliffs. | ||
| − | The giant A-frame truss platform | + | The giant A-frame truss platform is essentially a single tower cable stayed bridge with a design capacity of only 80 people at a time. There is also a smaller glass platform next to the larger one that was constructed at least a year earlier. Other attractions include a swing, a footbridge and walkways with missing planks that will challenge your fear of heights. |
Also nearby is the Wansheng stone forest and cave. | Also nearby is the Wansheng stone forest and cave. | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 23 September 2017
Wansheng Glass Platform
万盛云端廊桥
Wansheng, Chongqing, China
404 feet high / 123 meters high
282 foot span / 86 meter span
2017
There may be higher glass platforms in the world but none cantilevers out from a cliff longer then the 86 meter span of the Wansheng Glass Platform that opened in 2017 near Wansheng, Chongqing. Located within the popular mountain tourist area known as the black mountain valley, thousands of city dwellers from Chongqing City take the 2 hour drive to experience the region's deep karst valleys, rivers and cliffs.
The giant A-frame truss platform is essentially a single tower cable stayed bridge with a design capacity of only 80 people at a time. There is also a smaller glass platform next to the larger one that was constructed at least a year earlier. Other attractions include a swing, a footbridge and walkways with missing planks that will challenge your fear of heights.
Also nearby is the Wansheng stone forest and cave.
BASE jumpers Miles Daisher and Xu Kai leap from the platform in 2015.
Wansheng Glass Platform satellite image.
Wansheng Glass Platform location map.
