Is this Bridge even real? Pictures have gone viral showing a double-deck glass bridge in China. The bridge has a mind-boggling undulating design that just seems so unbelievable, so much so that there are some who are claiming it doesn’t exist.
However, it’s REAL.
Named Ruyi Glass bridge, the structure was dubbed as “too good to be true” when photos of it first went viral online. Stretching across the Shenxianju valley, the bridge is popular with both locals and tourists.
The 100-meter-long bridge was unveiled in 2017 but was only opened to tourists last year. The crazy structure is made up of three bridges spanning across the Shenxianju valley. The design mimics the undulating movement of water with a glass deck forming part of the walkway.
In a post on the Chinese social platform Weibo the park officials explained that “intertwined into an undulating bridge body, visitors have a sense of experience when they pass”.
“The rigid and soft shape is perfectly integrated with the natural scenery of the Fairy House, just like a jade ruyi in the sky, and like a fairy draped silk. The painting is like a screen, and when seen from a distance, the mountains are full of movement, and they also carry beauty and auspiciousness.”
When it opened, some accused the photos of being fake. Former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted a video of the bridge, joking: “I’d want better handrails.”
I'd want better handrails.
(Ruyi Bridge at Shenxianju, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China) pic.twitter.com/EcctD6Dkbo
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) November 29, 2020
Watch the aerial view below:
Source: AWM
