China opens glass-bottomed bridge in Pingjiang county in Hunan province named ‘Brave Men’s Bridge’

THIS is not for the faint of heart. China has opened up a stomach-churning, glass-bottomed bridge with plunging views into the canyon below.

PINGJIANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a suspension bridge made of glass at the Shiniuzhai National Geological Park on September 24, 2015 in Pingjiang County, China. The 300-meter-long glass suspension bridge, with a maximum height of 180 meters, opened to the public on Thursday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

THIS is not for the faint of heart.

China has opened a glass bottomed bridge hovering 180m metres above the valley floor in Pingjiang county in Hunan province.

Stretching 300 metres long, the glass suspension bridge is named Haohan Qiao, translating in English to ‘Brave Men’s Bridge’ and it’s not hard to see why.

The bridge was originally wooden until its conversion using glass panes 24mm thick and 25 times stronger than normal glass.

Don’t look down. Picture: Chinatopix Via AP/CHINA OUT

It’s a long way to the end. Picture: Chinatopix Via AP/ CHINA OUT

China also has plans for another glass-bottomed suspension bridge in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon area, about 300 kilometres northwest of Shiniuzhai.

When completed, it will be the world’s highest and longest glass bridge at 430 meters long and 300 meters high.

Visitors wear protective shoe coverings as they walk across the bridge. Picture: Chinatopix Via AP/ CHINA OUT