14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier this week, China cut the ribbon on a stunning piece of architecture hailed as the absolute longest glass walkway anywhere in the world.
Construction work on this walkway began in March 2014 and the costs associated with implementing this project amounted to $5.6 million (€5.1 million).
The structure, photos of which are available in the gallery below, is said to be 16.4 feet (5 meters) longer than Arizona's Grand Canyon Skywalk.
Thus, the engineers who designed and created it say that it extends an impressive 87.5 feet (almost 27 meters) off the edge of the cliff supporting it.
As for the distance from this glass walkway all the way down to the valley below it, DM tells us it's one of approximately 2,350 feet (716 meters).
Being as long as it is, the walkway, found in the country's Longgang National Geological Park, is named Yuanduan, which translates as “at the end of clouds.”
The walkway is surprisingly sturdy
This new walkway in China might look extremely fragile, but its creators reassure that, although made of glass, it is actually sturdier than many other buildings in the country.
Word has it that the structure can survive both a typhoon and an 8.0-magnitude earthquake. Here's hoping it won't ever have to prove that it really is this strong.
The walkway was engineered to accommodate for up to 200 people. However, to avoid thrill seekers bumping into each other, groups of just 30 are currently allowed to explore it.
When they decided to limit the number of people on the walkway to just 30, the people managing the Longgang National Geological Park wanted to make sure that everybody would get to enjoy the view.
In exchange for 60 Chinese yuan ($9.60 / €8.8), people can spend 30 minutes exploring the walkway and looking through it at the valley below.
