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Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

Editor:李莎宁
Source:中国日报网
Updated:2015-09-14 16:41:34

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  A wooden suspension bridge is being renovated at a geological park in Pingjiang county of Hunan province. A team of 11 workers are finishing a project that will turn the wooden bridge into a glass bridge. The project plans to be completed before Oct 1, the national day holiday. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  The bridge measures 300 meters long and stands 180 meters above the ground. Recent years have seen glass roads along cliff, bridges, and elevators. This is becoming a popular trend among adventures. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  A worker rests on the bridge that has been partly installed with glass. Every day, the team works from 7 am to 7 pm. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  A worker welds a junction of the bridge, Sept 11. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  Workers fasten the support of the bridge. [Photo/Chinanews.com]  A worker poses for a photo as he stands on a plank above the bridge. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  Workers stand on steel bars while they replace the planks with glasses.

Hanging in the air: Workers risk life on a suspension bridge

  Workers rest in a temporary shelter in the mountains near the bridge.