Zhangjiajie glass bridge controversial Bridge Center has the worlds highest bungee platform

The tallest, span is the longest in the world of glass bridge will be the fastest in the next yearZhangjiajieAnd visitors to meet. According to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area Director Chen Zhidong, the bridge is the world's first cable-stayed type glass bridge, the location of Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic chestnut Wu and Wu Wangpo area, the design of the bridge is 3.2 meters wide, 370 meters long bridge, from the bottom of the relative height of about 400 meters, the bridge all adopt transparent glass lay, the bridge has the world's highest bungee platform.

In the face of external "glass bridge has no by UNESCO and the World Heritage Association argumentation" question, Chen Zhidong said, the glass bridge across the Grand Canyon is located in Cili County, and the Wulingyuan World Natural Heritage Center View from 10 kilometers, the landscape resources are mainly cliff plank road, valley stream etc, not in a natural world heritage list, so there is no argument problem.

According to the introduction, the designer has designed glass bridgeShanghaiThe World ExpoIsraelGallery HaimDotan. Glass bridge the space composite lightweight, high strength, in order to improve the stability and the safety of bridge structure.

Chen Zhidong also revealed, via domestic and international authoritative bridge building experts have repeatedly argued, glass bridge years later will start. At the end of next year, open to tourists, will be based on the bearing capacity of piecewise limited release, and the security configuration corresponding to tourists, "safety of tourists are not problems".

People worry is not without reason. In 1998, the World Natural Heritage Commission to Zhangjiajie review, because the area is uncontrolled, super capacity development, issued a yellow card warning, and evaluation: "Wulingyuan's natural environment has become an island under siege, limited to small-scale agriculture and the rapid development of theTravelingBusiness scope". At that time in order to keep the world natural heritage of bamboo sign, the local government of Zhangjiajie to dismantle 340000 square meters area buildings, a total cost of 1000000000 yuan, is several times higher than the economic benefit has been obtained. (reporter / to Jie)