Neem een kijkje op de langste glazen brug ter wereld in Vietnam

In Vietnam is onlangs de langste glazen brug ter wereld geopend.
De 632 meter lange ‘Bach Long’, zoals de brug heet, hangt 150 meter boven een groene vallei.
Het is voor Vietnam een manier om na twee coronajaren weer toeristen te trekken.
Lees ook: Deze gemeenschapshuizen in de hooglanden van Vietnam staan op palen en kunnen tot 30 meter hoog worden – neem een kijkje

In het noordwesten van Vietnam is eind april de langste glazen brug ter wereld geopend. De ‘Bach Long’, zoals de brug heet, is 632 meter lang en hangt 150 meter boven een groene rotsachtige vallei.

De brug bestaat uit drie lagen gehard glas van 40 millimeter en is uitvoerig getest door er zware auto’s en trucks overheen te laten rijden. Er kunnen tot zeker 500 mensen tegelijkertijd over de brug lopen.

De lokale autoriteiten hopen met de opening van de brug na twee lange coronajaren weer meer toeristen naar Vietnam te kunnen trekken.

Zet voet op de langste glazen brug ter wereld

If you're afraid of heights, the Bach Long bridge probably won't be your thing.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
But for thrill seekers, the destination is a welcome addition to a bucket list.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
The glass-bottom bridge measures 632 meters, or about 2,073 feet, in length, and the company behind it says it's the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
The bridge stands 150 meters, or about 492 feet, above a lush valley between two mountains.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
It's located in the Moc Chau district of Vietnam's northwestern Son La province.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Bach Long translates to "white dragon."

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Officials from the Guinness World Records visited the bridge in late May and confirmed that it's the longest of its kind in the world.

Source: Talk Vietnam

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Bach Long consists of three layers of 40 mm, or about 1.5 inches, of tempered glass. It can support about 500 people at a time, said Hoang Manh Duy, a representative of Moc Chau.

Source: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, South China Morning Post

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
The company behind Bach Long said it put the bridge to the test by having heavy cars and trucks drive over it. As an additional safety measure, traffic on the bridge flows in only one direction.

Source: South China Morning Post, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
The glass pedestrian bridge opened at the end of April.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
To clean the bridge before the opening ceremony, working crews used their bare feet and rags to wipe the glass.

Athit Perawongmetha/REUTERS
Visitors were made to cover their shoes with fabric when they walked across the glass bridge.

Athit Perawongmetha/REUTERS
When the bridge opened, its first visitors had mixed reactions.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Some were thrilled, while one young visitor clung to the railings and avoided stepping on the glass.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Many posed for photos to capture the surreal experience.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
"I think it's all great," one visitor told Al Jazeera. "Stepping on the bridge and looking down was scary at first, but if we continued confidently, it was very amazing."

Source: Al Jazeera

Athit Perawongmetha/REUTERS
A ticket to walk on the bridge costs $27.65 for adults on weekends and $19 for children. Weekday prices are lowered to $23.40 for adults and $15 for children. Entry is free for kids under 1 meter, or 3.2 feet.

Source: Moc Chau Tourism National Tourism Management Board

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Unveiling the bridge is one way Vietnam is trying to bring back tourism after the industry came to a standstill for much of the past two years because of COVID-19.

NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images
The country closed its borders to travelers in March 2020 and stopped issuances of tourist visas.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Around the start of the pandemic, Vietnam's tourism department estimated that COVID-19 could cost the country $4 billion in lost tourism in just three months.

Source: Insider

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
The country reopened its borders to international tourists in March, dropping its COVID-19 restrictions for foreign visitors.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
That means adventure seekers from around the world can now behold the beauty — or terror — that is the Bach Long bridge.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
Vietnam has made $16.5 billion from tourism this year, a senior official said in November, per local newspaper VnExpress. The country made $32 billion from tourism in 2019, per its tourism annual report.

Source: VnExpress International and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Zet voet op de langste glazen brug ter wereld

Zet voet op de langste glazen brug ter wereld

If you&#39;re afraid of heights, the Bach Long bridge probably won&#39;t be your thing.

But for thrill seekers, the destination is a welcome addition to a bucket list.

The glass-bottom bridge measures 632 meters, or about 2,073 feet, in length, and the company behind it says it&#39;s the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.

The bridge stands 150 meters, or about 492 feet, above a lush valley between two mountains.

It&#39;s located in the Moc Chau district of Vietnam&#39;s northwestern Son La province.

Bach Long translates to &#34;white dragon.&#34;

Officials from the Guinness World Records visited the bridge in late May and confirmed that it&#39;s the longest of its kind in the world.

Bach Long consists of three layers of 40 mm, or about 1.5 inches, of tempered glass. It can support about 500 people at a time, said Hoang Manh Duy, a representative of Moc Chau.

The company behind Bach Long said it put the bridge to the test by having heavy cars and trucks drive over it. As an additional safety measure, traffic on the bridge flows in only one direction.

The glass pedestrian bridge opened at the end of April.

To clean the bridge before the opening ceremony, working crews used their bare feet and rags to wipe the glass.

Visitors were made to cover their shoes with fabric when they walked across the glass bridge.

When the bridge opened, its first visitors had mixed reactions.

Some were thrilled, while one young visitor clung to the railings and avoided stepping on the glass.

Many posed for photos to capture the surreal experience.

&#34;I think it&#39;s all great,&#34; one visitor told Al Jazeera. &#34;Stepping on the bridge and looking down was scary at first, but if we continued confidently, it was very amazing.&#34;

A ticket to walk on the bridge costs $27.65 for adults on weekends and $19 for children. Weekday prices are lowered to $23.40 for adults and $15 for children. Entry is free for kids under 1 meter, or 3.2 feet.

Unveiling the bridge is one way Vietnam is trying to bring back tourism after the industry came to a standstill for much of the past two years because of COVID-19.

The country closed its borders to travelers in March 2020 and stopped issuances of tourist visas.

Around the start of the pandemic, Vietnam&#39;s tourism department estimated that COVID-19 could cost the country $4 billion in lost tourism in just three months.

The country reopened its borders to international tourists in March, dropping its COVID-19 restrictions for foreign visitors.

That means adventure seekers from around the world can now behold the beauty &mdash; or terror &mdash; that is the Bach Long bridge.

Vietnam has made $16.5 billion from tourism this year, a senior official said in November, per local newspaper VnExpress. The country made $32 billion from tourism in 2019, per its tourism annual report.

LEES OOK: Het enorm populaire Bali verwelkomde vanwege de coronapandemie in 2021 slechts 45 toeristen

BEKIJK OOK: Kan bamboe papier en plastic vervangen? En moet het dat doen?

Meer

Nederland per inwoner op 3 na rijkste land van Europese Unie – bij individuele bestedingen zit Oostenrijk iets hoger

Saudi-Arabië leurt met futuristische stad Neom in China – daar lijken investeerders nog niet warm te lopen voor het megaproject van $500 miljard

Ik reisde mee met het grootste cruiseschip ter wereld: deze 8 dingen vond ik leukst op The Icon of the Seas

Heb je de hypotheekrente voor 10 jaar vastgezet? Bekijk de grafiek die toont of jouw rente historisch hoog of laag is

Dit zijn de 3 eurolanden met de hoogste staatsschuld, afgezet tegen de omvang van de economie

Bank of America lays out the exact scenario that could finally pop the stock market’s AI bubble

Trump mocks Bill Barr while thanking him for his endorsement, calling him ‘gutless’ and ‘lazy’

3 red flags to look out for at a Korean barbecue restaurant, according to a top Korean chef

A Catholic ‘priest’ has been defrocked for being AI

Reid Hoffman interviewed his AI deepfake and it was pretty convincing

Opdrachten vinden als zzp’er: 5 tips om nieuwe uitdagende projecten binnen jouw vakgebied te vinden

Hoe je de kosten voor de elektrificatie van je wagenpark onder controle houdt

If you're afraid of heights, the Bach Long bridge probably won't be your thing.

The glass-bottom bridge measures 632 meters, or about 2,073 feet, in length, and the company behind it says it's the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.

It's located in the Moc Chau district of Vietnam's northwestern Son La province.

Bach Long translates to "white dragon."

Officials from the Guinness World Records visited the bridge in late May and confirmed that it's the longest of its kind in the world.

"I think it's all great," one visitor told Al Jazeera. "Stepping on the bridge and looking down was scary at first, but if we continued confidently, it was very amazing."

Around the start of the pandemic, Vietnam's tourism department estimated that COVID-19 could cost the country $4 billion in lost tourism in just three months.

That means adventure seekers from around the world can now behold the beauty — or terror — that is the Bach Long bridge.