Glass bridges have mushroomed across China in recent years, offering adventurous travelers an adrenaline rush as the country tried novel ways of boosting tourism.
But after a series of accidents, the northern Chinese province of Hebei has officially shut down all 32 of its glass walkways and bridges for safety checks, according to the Beijing News. The attractions had been suspended since March 2018.
At least four other Chinese provinces also closed its glass bridges and ordered safety checks. The country has about 2,300 major attractions, particularly bridges, built from glass.
The trend peak in 2016, when China opened what was then the world’s longest and highest glass bridge in the sout
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Oct 31, 2019